BANGKOK: Thailand's caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar's ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday (Jun 18), but key Southeast Asian counterparts were staying away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism. Only Cambodia has so far officially confirmed
Critics of Thailand's initiative say it risks legitimising Myanmar's military government and is inappropriate because it is outside the official ASEAN peace initiative, known as the"five-point consensus".
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn was to attend the meeting, his government said in a statement on Friday., whose foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, said on Friday"it would be premature to re-engage with the junta at a summit level or even at a foreign minister level".Malaysia also would not be attending, said two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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