ASEAN foreign ministers decide not to invite Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to the group's summit later this month
Myanmar's junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group has said.
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed at an emergency meeting late on Friday that Min Aung Hlaing will not be invited to the October 26-28 summit, current ASEAN chair Brunei said.'Insufficient progress' The statement noted "insufficient progress" in the implementation of a five-point plan agreed by ASEAN leaders in April to end turmoil following a coup in February.
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