Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy


Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha. - AFP

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday (Feb 10) he had received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.

Prayut, who overthrew an elected prime minister in 2014 and stayed in office after a 2019 election his rivals said was badly flawed, told reporters in Bangkok that he had always supported democracy in the neighbouring country.

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