ASEAN proposes nominees for special Myanmar envoy to the junta

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has proposed to Myanmar's military-led government nominees for a special envoy who would serve as a mediator in future dialogue between the junta and pro-democracy forces.ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi and Erywan Pehin Yusof, second foreign minister of Brunei, which holds the bloc's rotating presidency, visited Myanmar on Thursday and Friday and submitted the names of the nominees proposed by ASEAN member states to the junta, according to a statement released Saturday. But it did not reveal the names of the nominees.On Friday, the two officia…READ FULL ARTICLE