In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Southeast Asian foreign ministers (ASEAN) on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, picked Erywan Yusof as their special envoy to Myanmar, in a breakthrough after months of delay for regional mediation to help end the country's deepening crisis. AP FILE PHOTO
In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Southeast Asian foreign ministers (ASEAN) on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, picked Erywan Yusof as their special envoy to Myanmar, in a breakthrough after months of delay for regional mediation to help end the country's deepening crisis. AP FILE PHOTO


KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday picked Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as their special envoy to Myanmar in a breakthrough for regional mediation aimed at ending the country's deepening crisis after months of delay.

The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said Erywan will begin his work in Myanmar to "build trust and confidence with full access to all parties concerned."

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