Asean leaders discuss normalising relations with Myanmar
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 8
Asean leaders discuss normalising relations with Myanmar
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 8
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the issue was a major topic at this week's regional gathering in the Philippines, where his country holds Asean's rotating chair.
He said leaders want to see progress in conflict-torn Myanmar and described the talks as very vibrant and at times emotional.
Myanmar has been largely isolated by Asean since the 2021 coup and the imprisonment of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
After five years of bloodshed, is ASEAN's new engagement with Myanmar a peace plan or a surrender to military rule?
With its general now 'president,' can Myanmar's junta talk its way out of a war it has failed to win?
Is Aung San Suu Kyi’s transfer to house arrest a genuine peace offering or a diplomatic trap for the world?