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Asean 'deeply disappointed' over Myanmar execution of activists

Myanmar citizens who live in Thailand show the three-finger salute as they protest against the execution of pro-democracy activists, in Mae Sot, Tak province, July 29, 2022. (Reuters file photo)

Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday extensively discussed Myanmar, with Cambodia, this year's chair of the 10-nation bloc, saying that all member states are "deeply disappointed" over its military regime's recent execution of pro-democracy activists.

The top diplomats held an annual meeting in Phnom Penh, their first in person since the global outbreak of the coronavirus more than two years ago, but with no delegation from Myanmar.

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