ASEAN seeks to bring US and China on board to end Myanmar crisis

Bloc to hold foreign ministers meetings with two nations to advance its proposal

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Pro-democracy activists rally near the Association of Southeast Asian Nations secretariat building in Jakarta ahead of the bloc's April 24 summit. © Reuters

KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has begun negotiations to hold a foreign ministers' meeting with the U.S. as well as with China, as the bloc seeks support for its efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar triggered by its Feb. 1 coup.

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