ASEAN exposes divisions over political crisis in Myanmar

Five out of 10 ASEAN member states gathered Thursday to meet with Myanmar's top diplomat over its prolonged political crisis while the other members boycotted the meeting, highlighting divisions over the issue within the bloc.Thailand hosted the meeting between foreign ministers, attended by Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Indonesia, which will chair ASEAN meetings next year, and four other nations were absent.From Myanmar, Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin attended the meeting, the first time he has physically joined ASEAN colleagues since a military coup in the country too…READ FULL ARTICLE