Thailand justifies talks with Myanmar as key ASEAN members stay away
But Thailand's outgoing military-backed government invited ASEAN foreign ministers, including that of Myanmar, to discuss a proposal for the bloc to "fully re-engage Myanmar at the leaders' level", according to an invitation seen by Reuters and verified by sources. Critics see the meeting as undermining a unified ASEAN approach to the Myanmar crisis, centred on a peace plan agreed with the junta two years ago.