Asean summit starts with Myanmar junta excluded for ignoring peace deal

the Guardian
Reuters
Tue 26 Oct 2021

In a rare show of anger from neighbouring nations, Min Aung Hlaing has been shut out of the regional sitdown

Leaders gathered on Tuesday for the virtual Asean meeting hosted by Brunei, but from which Myanmar was excluderd. Photograph: Reuters

A summit of south-east Asian leaders has begun without a representative from Myanmar after its junta leader was excluded for failure to follow a regional peace deal and the ruling military refused to send junior representation.

Neither Brunei, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chair, nor the bloc’s secretary-general made a mention of the no-show in opening remarks at the virtual meeting.