Thailand on Monday hosts talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar's shunned military leaders though important Southeast Asian neighbours are staying away from a gathering critics view as undermining regional unity on the strife-torn country's crisis. Myanmar's generals have been barred from high-level meetings of the 10-member Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) since they seized power in a 2021 coup and unleashed violence on those who challenged their takeover. The outgoing Thai military-backed government has invited ASEAN foreign ministers, including the one appointed by Myanmar's junta, to discuss a proposal for the regional bloc to "fully re-engage Myanmar at the leaders' level", according to an invitation seen by Reuters and verified by sources.