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With Indonesia now assuming ASEAN chairmanship, there is renewed hope that regional leadership might help steer Myanmar back toward stability. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has publicly reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to resolving the crisis and asserted that the regional bloc must not be "held hostage" by Myanmar’s ongoing conflict. Foreign ministers are now tasked with drafting concrete plans and timelines to advance the five-point plan, although critics remain skeptical about ASEAN's efficacy, especially given past failures and the exclusion of certain members from key discussions.