It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions transfers to Myanmar, beset by longtime military rule, amid spurts of democratic governance, but overall isolation and indifference.
BANGKOK, Thailand Three Southeast Asian foreign ministers and a regional envoy tasked with solving the Myanmar crisis met with the junta's top diplomat at an "informal" meeting in Thailand on Thursday, the Thai government said.
The meeting came shortly after the United Nations Security Council
Wunna Maung Lwin, who has been shunned by ASEAN, discussed humanitarian aid and the bloc’s peace plan with foreign ministers from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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