Myanmar foreign minister barred from Asean meet

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 04, 2022 12:55 am

Phnom Penh: Myanmar's junta suffered a fresh diplomatic blow Thursday as regional bloc ASEAN barred its top diplomat from attending an upcoming meeting of foreign ministers.

Cambodia, which currently holds the bloc's rotating chairmanship, said there had been too little progress on a 'five-point consensus' agreed by leaders last year to try to defuse the crisis gripping Myanmar.

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