Asean states object as China lobbies for Myanmar junta to join summit: sources


Myanmar's military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, was blocked from an Asean summit after he failed to honour pledges to allow an Asean envoy to meet lawmakers overthrown in the coup. - Reuters

YANGON (Reuters): A Chinese envoy has lobbied South-east Asian nations to let Myanmar's military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China's president next week but has met stiff opposition, diplomatic sources said on Thursday (Nov 18).

Myanmar's standing as a member of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has been thrown into the spotlight by a Feb 1 coup, when its military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking bloody turmoil.

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