Myanmar TV shows senior general at ASEAN summit

CThe General was pictured being saluted on his departure from Myanmar and warmly greeted upon his arrival in Indonesia.

His meeting with the ASEAN leaders however, seems to have been significantly cooler.

They demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said.

The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during the talks in Jakarta that a dialogue between contending parties in Myanmar should immediately start, Widodo said.

"The situation in Myanmar is unacceptable and should not continue. Violence must be stopped, democracy, stability and peace in Myanmar must be returned immediately," Widodo said during the meeting. "The interests of the people of Myanmar must always be the priority".

Daily shootings by police and soldiers since the Feb. 1 coup have killed more than 700 mostly peaceful protesters and bystanders, according to several independent tallies.

It was not immediately clear if and how Min Aung Hlaing responded to the blunt messages.

It was the first time he has traveled out of Myanmar since the coup, which was followed by the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and many other political leaders.