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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow on Wednesday outlined three key objectives for his official visit to Myanmar, focusing on peace efforts, border cooperation, and renewed regional engagement.
Thailand’s foreign minister will pay a courtesy call on Myanmar’s new president, Min Aung Hlaing, in Naypyidaw today for talks aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, as both countries have recently formed new cabinets.
The leader of Myanmar ’s military-backed government has invited the country’s armed resistance groups to fresh peace talks, state-run newspapers reported Tuesday, marking the first such call from President Min Aung Hlaing since he took office earlier this month.
Thailand welcomed Myanmar’s decision to grant amnesty to more than 4,000 prisoners, including former President U Win Myint, calling it a positive step toward national reconciliation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to visit Naypyidaw next week to strengthen bilateral ties, as Thailand and Myanmar have just formed new cabinets, according to an informed source.
Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago.
ASEAN is concerned that any move by the US to impose a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz could sharply escalate tensions and disrupt global energy supplies, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.
The ASEAN chair, the Philippines, has scaled back plans for the upcoming summit next month, as well as its 2026 chairmanship activities, according to informed ASEAN sources.
ASEAN foreign ministers have postponed their second online meeting to Monday to follow up on discussions on the situation in the Middle East, following the ceasefire between the US and Iran, according to an informed source.
Thailand will dispatch former foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara as an envoy to attend the inauguration of Myanmar’s newly installed government, according to an informed source.
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Myanmar's pro-military lawmakers elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president on Friday, with the ex-armed forces commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years ago.
