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Al Jazeera
Politics
Andrew Nachemson

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (right) thought he would be able to make headway with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing (left). but failed to achieve any breakthrough [An Khoun Sam Aun/National Television of Cambodia via AP Photo]

When Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen became the first head of state to visit Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup last year, he seemed to think he would be able to bring the generals back into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) despite the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis.

“I am thinking whether we should keep ASEAN nine or ASEAN 10, because, in the recent ASEAN Summit, we have only nine, this is a problem,” he said ahead of the January trip.

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