Flags are seen outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building, ahead of the ASEAN leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Willy KurniawanRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar will not be represented at an international gathering of foreign ministers in Cambodia this week, a spokesperson for the ASEAN chair said on Monday, after its military rulers declined a proposal to send a non-junta representative instead.The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has since late last year barred the Myanmar junta from joining its meetings due to its lack of progress in implementing an ASEAN peace plan its generals agreed to after a coup in February 2021.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Reuters Staff; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Ed DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
No Myanmar representation at ASEAN-led meeting, chair says.