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View all search resultsMalaysia does not want Myanmar junta leader at summit if no progress
Saifuddin Abdullah, speaking at a news conference, also confirmed the Myanmar junta foreign minister would attend a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday, where the issue of possibly excluding the military chief would be discussed.
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In this file photo taken on July 19, 2018, Myanmar's Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, arrives to pay his respects to Myanmar independence hero General Aung San and eight others assassinated in 1947, during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon. Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup on February 1, 2021, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it imposed a one-year state of emergency. (Agence France-Presse/Ye Aung Thu)
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alaysia's Foreign Minister said on Friday his country did not want Myanmar's junta chief to attend an upcoming regional leaders' summit if no progress was made on an agreed peace plan.
Saifuddin Abdullah, speaking at a news conference, also confirmed the Myanmar junta foreign minister would attend a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday, where the issue of possibly excluding the military chief would be discussed.
He said though there was no protocol for excluding leaders in the event no consensus is reached among the member countries, there were probably other means of addressing the issue.
Earlier on Thursday, Myanmar insisted it would not allow a regional special envoy to meet ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the latest round in a row threatening to overshadow an upcoming summit.
ASEAN has tasked a senior Brunei official with visiting Myanmar to meet all parties to seek an end to the turmoil that has wracked the country since the military seized power in February.
But the nation's military authorities have indicated they will not permit a meeting with Suu Kyi, prompting some ASEAN members to threaten to exclude junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from a summit later this month.
The Myanmar foreign ministry said the country had shown "flexibility in any possible ways and means" to accommodate special envoy Erywan Yusof's visit, AFP reported.
