Malaysia foreign minister urges ASEAN envoy to meet Myanmar shadow govt

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s foreign minister on Thursday urged a special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to meet with representatives of an outlawed shadow National Unity Government (NUG) in military-ruled Myanmar.

Saifuddin Abdullah on his Facebook page welcomed the announcement of the ASEAN envoy’s trip to Myanmar in March and listed a range of groups that he should meet.

(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Ed Davies)

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