Asean hopes to finalise appointment of special envoy to Myanmar next week

In this file photo taken on February 7, 2021, protesters march during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. This August 1, 2021 marks six months since Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of independence hero Aung San, was detained in a coup by the military her father created, setting off a bloody crackdown that has killed hundreds. - AFP

BANGKOK, July 31 (Bernama): The appointment of a special envoy to Myanmar is expected to be concluded during the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting next week.

Director-general of Department of Asean Affairs at Thailand’s Foreign Ministry Usana Berananda said three nominees for the role have been indentified and Brunei, the current ASEAN chair, has conveyed all three names to Myanmar.