Myanmar’s neighbors have to negotiate with a newly formed government of national unity if they want to help resolve the turmoil triggered by a Feb. 1 military coup and they should not recognize the junta, a unity government official said.
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has been trying to find a way out of the bloody crisis that has racked fellow member Myanmar since the military ousted an elected government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.
The military has shown little willingness to engage with its neighbors and no sign of wanting to talk with the government it ousted.
But in the first hint of progress for the grouping, junta chief M…
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