A plan proposed five years ago by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still be used to help restore peace by engaging with leaders who emerge from its recent election, Thailand’s top diplomat said Friday.
The nationwide violence that followed the army’s forcible seizure of power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021 has become one of the biggest challenges and sources of embarrassment for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
