Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

Myanmar will send a representative to an ASEAN summit in Laos for the first time in three years, according to a diplomatic source. The junta, previously barred from summits since their 2021 coup, has agreed to send a senior foreign ministry official to the three-day meeting. This marks a potential shift in Myanmar’s stance toward ASEAN’s five-point peace plan, which the junta had previously ignored despite agreeing to it after seizing power.READ FULL