Myanmar coup: ASEAN split over the way forward
30 March 2021 |
5:53 pm
The events in Myanmar pose a challenge to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is struggling to decide whether to stick to its principle of non-interference in members' internal affairs or not.
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