Myanmar CrisisThailand's multilateral Myanmar initiative sticks with ASEAN consensus
Senior diplomats stress the military regime must engage with its peace plan
Left to right: Ministers and senior diplomats from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China pose before their informal consultation on the situation in Myanmar, in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec.19. (Photo courtesy of Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs via REUTERS) © Reuters
DOMINIC FAULDER, Nikkei Asia associate editor
December 20, 2024 22:01 JST
BANGKOK -- Senior ASEAN diplomats have concluded an "extended informal consultation" to seek a solution to Myanmar's protracted crisis by reiterating that the bloc's consensus plan would remain its approach to finding peace in the war-torn country, even though it has delivered virtually no results.