July 16, 2026 3:13 PM
ASEAN envoy says to engage all Myanmar stakeholders, will brief ministers at Manila meeting next week
ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar will keep talking to all stakeholders in the war-torn country, including armed rebel groups, the Philippines said on Thursday as it prepares to host a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers next week. Manila, this year's ASEAN chair, is expecting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to attend next week's summit, along with ministers from Japan, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Myan...