
Myanmar skips Asean summit after its military ruler shut out
India Today
Myanmar skipped the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in protest after the regional bloc shut out its top general from its meetings.
Southeast Asian leaders on Tuesday began their annual summit without Myanmar, amid a diplomatic standoff over the military-ruled nation's exclusion from the group's meetings.
Myanmar skipped the summit in protest after the regional bloc — the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as Asean — shut out its top general from its meetings.

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