Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Myanmar
Relationship assessment
ASEAN diplomacy sustains engagement amid Myanmar's unresolved political crisis
Indonesia toward Myanmar
+5Indonesia has used its role in ASEAN, including during its 2023 chairmanship, to pursue dialogue on Myanmar and press its authorities to implement the Five-Point Consensus. Indonesia has also supported humanitarian assistance for people affected by the crisis.
Myanmar toward Indonesia
0Myanmar's military authorities agreed to ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus in 2021, providing a basis for engagement with Indonesia and other ASEAN members. Their failure to implement the consensus has limited the results of that engagement.
Overall relationship
0The relationship is shaped mainly by ASEAN's response to Myanmar's political crisis. Indonesian-led diplomatic engagement and the 2021 consensus provide channels for cooperation, while Myanmar's failure to implement the agreed steps has frustrated those efforts. The available facts indicate engagement rather than a close bilateral partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Indonesia has engaged Myanmar's authorities through ASEAN diplomacy and humanitarian efforts, while pressing for progress on the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus. Myanmar's military authorities agreed to that consensus in 2021 but have not implemented it. These efforts sustain channels for engagement, but the political crisis and limited progress constrain the relationship.
Areas of tension
- Myanmar's failure to implement the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus.
- Indonesia's push for dialogue and humanitarian access amid Myanmar's political crisis.
Key developments
Myanmar's military authorities agreed to ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus, which called for an end to violence, dialogue, mediation, humanitarian assistance, and an ASEAN envoy's visit.
During Indonesia's ASEAN chairmanship, Indonesia pursued engagement on Myanmar and urged progress on the Five-Point Consensus.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond ASEAN diplomacy is unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral humanitarian cooperation are unclear.