South-East Asian leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief


General view of the Asean leaders' meeting at the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) secretariat building in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 24, 2021. Courtesy of Agus Suparto/Indonesian Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters

* Junta leader to address ASEAN summit * Opposition unity government seeks end to violence

JAKARTA, April 24 (Reuters): South-East Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Myanmar on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked turmoil in his country, to forge a path to end the violence.

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