Myanmar leader to meet Thai prime minister

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Thailand's foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told AFP that Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing will meet Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok on August 6–7, part of a Thai-led push to reintegrate Myanmar into ASEAN diplomacy. While Myanmar remains an ASEAN member, it has been excluded from major bloc meetings since the 2021 coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi; Thailand frames the visit as a dual-track approach addressing bilateral problems such as transnational crime, scams and drugs while not abandoning ASEAN's five-point peace plan. Officials said progress could be measured by envoy access to Aung San Suu Kyi or reduced border violence, and the bloc also discussed a permanent envoy.

Min Aung Hlaing will meet Thailand's prime minister on August 6 and 7.