Activists flash three-finger symbol of resistance outside the Asean secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this file picture from March 12, 2021. - AP
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Southeast Asian countries are considering a proposal to send a humanitarian aid mission to Myanmar as a potential first step in a long-term plan to broker a dialogue between the junta and its opponents, diplomats familiar with the discussions said.
The proposal is being considered ahead of a planned meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders this month. Diplomats said it might be attended by Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who took power in a Feb 1 coup that has plunged his country into turmoil.
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In this file photo taken on February 5, 2015 Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) soldiers train at their headquarters in Loi Tai Leng, in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan State. Myanmar’s coup has opened an unexpected window of opportunity for the various ethnic rebel outfits, which have no loyalty to either the junta or to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but could together pose a threat to the army’s rule. Photo: AFP
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Opponents of Myanmar s junta yesterday announced a National Unity Government including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorities, saying their aim was to end military rule and restore democracy.
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