Malaysian minister meets Myanmar counterpart from shadow govt
The Straits Times|May 16, 2022
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has met his counterpart from Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow administration outlawed by the ruling military junta, in the group's first open engagement with a South-east Asian country.
Malaysian minister meets Myanmar counterpart from shadow govt

KUALA LUMPUR 

The meeting, disclosed by Datuk Seri Saifuddin in a Twitter post on Saturday, was held on the sidelines of a two-day summit in Washington between the United States and the 10-member Asean, which excluded Myanmar's leader over a military coup last year.

Myanmar has repeatedly called on countries not to engage with the NUG, a group of members from the ousted administration.

In his Twitter post, Mr Saifuddin said Malaysia “stands ready to work towards restoring peace and democracy in Myanmar”.

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