Asean Foreign Ministers’( AMM) Retreat from Jan 28 to 29 in Luang Prabang, Laos. The AMM Retreat is the

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Prior to her attendance, Myanmar’s seat had been left empty at Asean leaders’ and foreign ministers’ meetings, as the junta considered the lower-level representation imposed by Asean a snub. When approached by The Straits Times, Ms Marlar Than Htaik directed questions about the meeting to Laos.... “ In fact, three years later, the situation in Myanmar – the security situation, the safety of people, the economy – actually is worse than it was three years ago.... They need to speak to each other