Manila: ASEAN summit opens without Myanmar junta leader

Asia-Pacific leaders gather for a summit that began in the Philippine capital.

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General Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar’s junta, was not permitted to attend, according to sources.

The Burmese delegation is represented by Han Win Aung, a director general of the junta’s foreign ministry.

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