FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military Chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing (L) shakes hands with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, August. 30, 2017. REUTERS/Sakchai Lalit/Pool
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has slightly hardened its language on Myanmar by saying it is "gravely concerned" about escalating bloodshed since a Feb. 1 coup, but close military ties and fears of a flood of refugees mean it is unlikely to go further, analysts say.
That leaves Thailand out of step with some members of the 10-strong Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as they seek to ramp up pressure on the junta, but could also position it as a possible mediator.
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