Myanmar CrisisUS sounds out ASEAN top diplomats for meeting on Myanmar
Biden administration signals focus on region in shift from Trump
Demonstrators protest against the military coup, holding pictures of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon on Feb. 22. © Reuters
TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer
February 23, 2021 02:49 JST
SINGAPORE -- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has been working to set up a foreign ministers' meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to signal its diplomatic focus on the region and address the situation in Myanmar.