BANGKOK -- Thailand has launched a high-stakes initiative to break the diplomatic deadlock over Myanmar's spiraling crisis, with a two-track plan to convene senior officials of neighboring countries and ASEAN foreign ministers in separate "informal" meetings in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday.
Myanmar Crisis
Thailand launches bold push to break ASEAN's Myanmar deadlock
Bangkok pursues dual track approach but diplomats wary of implications
The flags of the 10 ASEAN member states, the group and East Timor. Thailand is hoping informal meetings it is organizing in Bangkok this week will help break the bloc's deadlock over how to engage with Myanmar and address that country's escalating crisis. © Reuters
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