YANGON, Aug 6 (Reuters): Hundreds of Myanmar civil society groups on Friday rejected the appointment of a special envoy by the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), saying the regional organisation should have consulted opponents of the ruling junta and other parties.
Asean foreign ministers on Wednesday appointed Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as a special envoy to Myanmar to try to resolve the crisis in Myanmar by opening dialogue and overseeing humanitarian aid.
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