Thailand’s foreign minister said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) he planned to invite his Myanmar counterpart to meet top regional diplomats, aiming to build consensus within the ASEAN bloc for greater engagement with the new military-backed government of the war-torn nation.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) barred Myanmar’s junta leaders from attending high-level meetings after a 2021 coup in which the country’s powerful generals ousted an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.