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Thailand promotes new Myanmar talks

Caretaker government proposes to ‘fully re-engage’ junta, starting with informal weekend meeting

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, outside the country’s embassy in Bangkok on Feb 1 this year. (Photo: Reuters)

The caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited Asean foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday in an effort to jump-start a stalled peace plan, Reuters has learned.

The proposal was made in a June 14 letter to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) counterparts from Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, which was seen by Reuters on…

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