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Those expecting to be disappointed by the outcome of yesterday’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) informal meeting on Myanmar had plenty to be, well, disappointed about.
The virtual talks, in which nine ASEAN foreign ministers held talks with the junta’s newly appointed foreign minister, came two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military seized power and overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on February 1.
In terms of joint action, the closest thing the meeting produced was a statement issued by current ASEAN chair Brunei, which failed to mention Myanmar until the eighth of its ten paragraphs.
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