ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis

Protesters defend themselves from the military junta in Kale, Sagaing region in Myanmar as they call for the release of their detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REUTERS
Protesters defend themselves from the military junta in Kale, Sagaing region in Myanmar as they call for the release of their detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REUTERS

JAKARTA – Southeast Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit here on Saturday.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will not attend but will be represented by their foreign minister.

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to find a way to guide fellow member Myanmar out of the bloody turmoil that it descended into after the military overthrew an elected government, led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, on Feb. 1.

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