Thailand on Monday hosted an informal meeting among neighboring countries to discuss with Burmese officials the cessation of violence in the military-ruled country, despite opposition from key ASEAN members.
The meeting will involve high-level representatives from Laos, Cambodia, India, China, Brunei, Vietnam, and Burma—also known as Myanmar—according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This would be the third informal dialogue hosted by Thailand.
The ministry emphasized that the meeting with Burma’s junta does not fall under ASEAN’s framework, but its objective aligns with the 10-member regional bloc’s efforts to resolve the internal conflicts in Burma….