Malaysia's diplomatic footwork in Myanmar praised as strategic breakthrough, say analysts


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia’s successful engagement with both the Myanmar junta and the National Unity Government (NUG) has been described by analysts as a diplomatic milestone that enhances the country’s stature as a credible regional mediator ahead of its Asean Chairmanship in 2025.

"This is a significant breakthrough. Malaysia has been using back-channel diplomacy to bring the junta and NUG on the negotiating table,” said an Associate Professor at the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, Dr Rahul Mishra, to Bernama.

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