US supports non-political representation by Myanmar at ASEAN

FILE - Member country flags of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are displayed at the group's summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 4, 2019. ASEAN foreign ministers are set to hold meetings this week in Vientiane, Laos.

A top State Department official says the United States supports non-political representation by Myanmar, also known as Burma, at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations' foreign ministers' meetings in Vientiane, Laos.