Thailand-led regional meeting on Myanmar divides ASEAN

Move by caretaker government angers bloc's chair Indonesia

Protesters hold up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi and raise three-finger salutes during a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's 2021 military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok on February 1. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer and GWEN ROBINSON, Nikkei Asia editor-at-large

June 19, 2023 16:29 JST

Updated on June 19, 2023 18:31 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand on Monday convened a third regional meeting with representatives of Myanmar's military regime in a move that has further divided the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.