Analysis-ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

ASEAN leaders are expected to review Myanmar’s exclusion from high-level meetings at their November 15–17 summit in Manila, as Thailand and other members press for closer engagement with the military-backed government. Thailand’s foreign minister said Myanmar’s foreign minister should be allowed to attend ASEAN ministerial meetings. The bloc barred Myanmar’s leaders after the 2021 coup and their failure to implement its Five-Point Consensus peace plan.