Asean envoy must recognise us over junta, Myanmar’s parallel civilian government says

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must ensure that any plan to appoint a special envoy to mediate in Myanmar’s post-coup crisis does not lead to recognition of the junta as a legitimate authority, an official from the country’s parallel civilian government and regional rights advocates said on Thursday. Speaking in a virtual press conference, Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe of the newly formed National Unity Government (NUG) said it was important that the 10-nation bloc acted based on…