New ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar meets with resistance in Bangkok after regime in Naypyidaw

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Special Envoy on Myanmar Othman Hashim met with the National Unity Government (NUG), the Karen National Union (KNU), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), the Chin National Front (CNF), and the New Mon State Party – Anti-Dictatorship (NMSP-AD) in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

This followed Hashim’s visit with the regime in Naypyidaw Feb. 6-8, where he reportedly urged it to cease hostilities, the VOA reported.