Myanmar: Cambodian strongman Hun Sen to visit Myanmar for talks with junta

NAYPYITAW, 10 December 2021, (TON): Cambodian strongman Hun Sen will travel to Myanmar for talks in January, his spokesman said, becoming the first international leader to visit the country since its military seized power in a coup.

Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in February.

Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia with an iron grip for over three decades, pledged to work with the Myanmar junta, despite widespread international efforts to pile diplomatic pressure on the military.

Myanmar's junta-appointed foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin held talks with Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, where he formally extended the invitation.

Eang Sophalleth, spokesman for the Cambodian premier, said the visit is scheduled for January 7 and 8.

The invitation comes as Cambodia attempts to bring Myanmar back into the fold of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after a humiliating snub by the regional bloc.

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