Myanmar junta chief to affix regional summit in individual, Thailand says

The journey might be a uncommon go to by Min Aung Hlaing to a Southeast Asian nation since seizing energy in 2021 coup that led to a civil warfare. He’s presently in Myanmar, the place the dying toll from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, the worst to hit the nation in additional than a century, rose to 2,886 on Wednesday. 

Min Aung Hlaing is the topic of western sanctions and is barred from attending summits of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN because of the Myanmar army’s failure to implement an agreed peace plan with the bloc.

“He’ll be a part of the assembly on the summit day,” Thai overseas ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura mentioned at a press convention on Wednesday, when requested if the Myanmar junta chief will attend the BIMSTEC summit in individual.

“I’ve, nevertheless, not acquired his touring schedule but,” he mentioned. 

One other Thai official, who declined to be named, instructed Reuters Min Aung Hlaing would attend the summit in-person.

Thailand had earlier this week mentioned Min Aung Hlaing might attend remotely.

Myanmar’s deadliest pure catastrophe in years has strengthened the place of the remoted ruling normal Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for 4 years after his junta ousted an elected authorities to unleash a brutal civil warfare.

The summit of BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Financial Cooperation, is because of happen from April 2-4. The grouping consists of Thailand, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

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