Asean Suggests Myanmar Could Be Barred From Future Meetings

A string of high-level meetings has continued back-to-back in Phnom Penh this weekend, with Asean stating it could reconsider Myanmar’s participation in future talks and the U.N. chief calling for human rights defenders and climate activists in Cambodia to be protected.

The Asean Summit, ongoing at Sokha Hotel through Sunday, has seen the arrivals of leaders from the regional bloc’s 10 member countries and other key states, including U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday morning.

Since its start earlier this week, Asean officials have issued a statement saying they may reconsider Myanmar’s inclusion in the bloc’s decision-making body amid ongoing violence, while Ukraine’s foreign minister took the signing of a partnership with Asean as a show of support for his nation under siege.

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