NAYPYITAW, 9 September 2021, (TON): According to a senior party member “the National League for Democracy (NLD) will attend an online meeting organized by the Communist Party of China (CPC).”

Four parties from Myanmar have been invited to the meeting on ‘Political Parties’ Cooperation in Joint Pursuit of Economic Development which will bring together parties from across South and Southeast Asia.

The Union Solidarity and Development Party, the NLD’s main, military-backed rival and the Arakan National Party are also expected to attend. It was not clear at the time of reporting which other Myanmar party would be present.

NLD lawmaker Bo Bo Oo posted on social media that the NLD would be attending the meeting. A senior party member later told Myanmar Now that Bo Bo Oo, who handles the party’s communications with China, would also be taking part.

The NLD was Myanmar’s ruling party until it was ousted by the military on February 1, despite winning a landslide victory in last year’s election.

China is one of the few countries that recognize the coup regime led by Myanmar’s top general, Min Aung Hlaing. But it has also reportedly expressed concern over the military’s plan to dissolve the NLD, according to media reports.