Several Asean air force chiefs skip Myanmar meeting

Myanmar Gen Tun Aung attends the 20th Asean Air Chiefs Conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Sept 13, 2023. - The Military True News Information Team via AP

YANGON (AFP): Air force chiefs from several countries around South-east Asia did not attend a conference in Myanmar this week after the Asean regional bloc accused the ruling junta of targeting civilians in its post-coup crackdown.

The snub came after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) accused the junta last week of ignoring a peace plan agreed with the bloc to end violence sparked by the military regime's coup.