Asean envoy to lead humanitarian mission to Myanmar
MANILA: The Southeast Asian bloc Asean's special envoy on Myanmar will lead a humanitarian mission to the country starting on Wednesday, Asean chair the Philippines said.
The two-day visit by Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Philippine foreign secretary, will include a trip to Myanmar's Shan State and engagements in the capital Naypyitaw.
No details were provided on the engagements.
Myanmar's army-backed government has yet to confirm the trip. In August it said there was no longer a need for a special envoy.
Lazaro has previously requested access to Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since she was toppled from power in a 2021 military coup.
The country is locked in a civil war that followed the coup, with an estimated 100,000 people killed and more than 3.5 million displaced.
Myanmar's top leadership remains barred from attending top Asean meetings due to a lack of compliance with an Asean-led peace plan.
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