Southeast Asian leaders rebuke Myanmar junta for summit no-show


A view shows virtual 38th ASEAN Summit, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Ain Bandial

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) -Southeast Asian leaders sharply criticised Myanmar's junta as a regional summit opened on Tuesday without a representative from the country, following its top general's exclusion for ignoring a peace roadmap agreed six months ago.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had said it would accept a non-political figure from Myanmar at the virtual meeting, but the junta on Monday rejected that, saying it would only agree to its leader or a minister attending.

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