ASEAN was ready to receive Myanmar representative at summit, Indonesia says

JAKARTA, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had prepared for Myanmar to have a representative at its virtual summit on Tuesday, but its junta opted not to have one attend, Indonesia’s foreign minister said.

“Myanmar has been invited on a non-political level, but until the summit, Myanmar did not deliver its representative … The screen was prepared. Myanmar is an ASEAN member,” Retno Marsudi said.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by James Pearson)

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