BANGKOK/YANGON -- Laos, this year's ASEAN chair, has taken over the 10-nation bloc's outreach toward Myanmar by sending veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun to meet with the leader of the military regime.
Myanmar Crisis
Laos sends special envoy to Myanmar in new role as ASEAN chair
Veteran diplomat Alounkeo to meet with top general Min Aung Hlaing
Myanmar has essentially been shut out from ASEAN summits since the country's military took control in February 2021. (Pool photo via Reuters)
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