Myanmar's junta chief meets with ASEAN representatives

Talks indicate Min Aung Hlaing's growing confidence four months after coup

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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met Friday with Brunei's Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof and compatriot Lim Jock Hoi, secretary-general of ASEAN, in Naypyitaw. (Source photos by Getty Images and Ken Kobayashi)

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the chief of Myanmar's military, met Friday with Brunei's Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Erywan Pehin Yusof and compatriot Lim Jock Hoi, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw.

The meeting started at 2 p.m. and lasted more than one hour. According to a military spokesperson, they discussed multiple topics ranging from how "to implement the results of the summit" between ASEAN leaders in April to "post-COVID-19."

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