Three Cabinet ministers from Myanmar attended an informal regional meeting in Thailand’s capital on Thursday to discuss efforts to restore peace in the military-run country.
Representatives from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam also attended the meeting.
The informal meeting came a day after the UN Security Council approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military rulers to restore democratic institutions and release all “arbitrarily detained” prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The council voted 12-0 on Wednesday’s resolution, with China, India and Russia abstaining.
“The open-ended informal consultation was meaningful, with ministers engaging in free-flow and proactive discussions,” said Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kanchana Patarachoke, reports AP.
Myanmar’s military government is shunned by many nations for seizing power and violently suppressing opposition to its rule, but neighbouring Thailand has remained on good terms with the generals and refrained from serious criticism.
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