ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta chief - state TV
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04 June, 2021, 09:00 pm
Last modified: 04 June, 2021, 09:12 pm
State-run MRTV said the envoys also met two military-appointed ministers
Myanmar's military junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, speaks in a media broadcast in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 8, 2021 in this still image taken from video. MRTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Two envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks in Myanmar with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing, army-run TV reported, as part of a visit aimed at ending a bloody crisis in the country.
The junta leader met ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi and Erywan Yusof, the second minister for foreign affairs for Brunei, ASEAN's chair, Myawaddy TV reported.
State-run MRTV said the envoys also met two military-appointed ministers.
ASEAN has led the main international diplomatic effort to find a way out of the crisis in Myanmar, triggered by a Feb. 1 military coup.
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