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'Any Asean talks with Myanmar premature'
By Agence France-Presse
Jun 18, 2023 12:49 am

WASHINGTON: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday (Saturday in Manila) that conditions were not yet right for Asean to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.

'We believe it would be premature to reengage with the junta at a summit level or even at a foreign minister level,' Balakrishnan said when asked about a news report that Thailand's military-controlled caretaker government had proposed talks.

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