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Malaysia's Anwar says his government will help Myanmar rejoin ASEAN
Talks during Min Aung Hlaing's two-day visit come as Myanmar remains excluded from high-level ASEAN political meetings.
The short version
- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government will work to ensure Myanmar's reintegration into ASEAN after talks with President Min Aung Hlaing.[Al Jazeera]
- Min Aung Hlaing is on a two-day visit to Malaysia, his first trip since becoming president in April.[Al Jazeera]
- Anwar said Myanmar has accepted the return of 10,493 of its nationals so far.[Al Jazeera]
- It remains unclear whether any returned Myanmar nationals include minority Muslim Rohingya.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Key facts
- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government will work to ensure Myanmar's reintegration into ASEAN.[Al Jazeera]
- Min Aung Hlaing is on a two-day visit to Malaysia, his first since becoming president in April.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
- Myanmar has been excluded from high-level ASEAN political meetings since 2021.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
- Anwar said Myanmar has accepted the return of 10,493 of its nationals so far.[Al Jazeera]
- It is unclear whether any returned Myanmar nationals include minority Muslim Rohingya.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- It is unclear whether any returned nationals include minority Muslim Rohingya, who face persecution in Myanmar and have been denied citizenship.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
- The reporting does not specify concrete measures behind Anwar's pledge to help Myanmar's reintegration, which he said would be done whatever is possible.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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