Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing scheduled to visit Cambodia from Sept 11 to 12: Sources
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to visit Cambodia in mid-September as part of a diplomatic effort to gain regional legitimacy. The trip follows recent visits to other ASEAN nations, drawing criticism from activists who argue these meetings normalize the military regime.
Why it matters
The visits challenge ASEAN's unified stance on the Myanmar crisis and highlight the junta's strategy to bypass diplomatic isolation.
With these trips to Cambodia and Vietnam, Myanmar junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlain will have visited four ASEAN states in three months.
Listen Summarise Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing will visit Cambodia from Sept 11-12, continuing diplomatic trips to ASEAN countries to gain regional legitimacy after the 2021 coup. His visits face criticism from activists and rights groups who say hosting him legitimises his military regime despite ongoing violence in Myanmar. ASEAN wants Myanmar to implement the Five-Point Consensus, but Min Aung Hlaing has rejected that plan, using bilateral visits to bypass ASEAN summit bans and strengthen ties selectively. AI generated
BANGKOK – Myanmar junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to visit Cambodia from Sept 11 to 12, after a trip to Vietnam from Sept 4 to 6 .
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