Regional
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Ethnic armed groups say ASEAN envoy meeting was not dialogue with Myanmar junta
The National Unity Government, which is allied with four of the groups that met the envoy on Monday, held separate talks online two days later
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ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar junta, ethnic armed groups in Thailand as NUG questions exclusion
The move contrasts with Malaysia’s diplomatic engagement with the NUG during its ASEAN chairmanship last year
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Myanmar junta leader to visit Thailand next month
Bangkok has been leading an effort to begin normalising the regime’s relations, both bilaterally and through ASEAN
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ASEAN ministers push stalled peace plan in Myanmar talks
The junta has blasted the regional bloc’s calls to end its ongoing violence against civilians and repression of political opponents
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Myanmar FM to meet ASEAN ministers in Bangkok on Sunday: Hanoi
The move follows Min Aung Hlaing’s official visit last week to Laos—his first to an ASEAN country since declaring himself president
