ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief – World

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported on Thursday as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has encouraged peace efforts in the country.

The military ruler met Alounkeo Kittikhoun, special envoy of the ASEAN chair on Myanmar, in the country’s capital Naypyitaw amid frustration with the…