United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Myanmar, highlighting the key role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in this regard.

Speaking in New York on Monday, during a UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the world body and regional and sub-regional organisations, the top UN official underscored the relationship with Asean, underlining the bloc's important role in diplomacy, conflict prevention and peacebuilding...