ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups to discuss national dialogue
On July 14, 2026, Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro, acting as the ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, held talks in Thailand with representatives of various ethnic minority rebel groups. The meetings, which also included a junta negotiation committee, aimed to establish a framework for an inclusive national political dialogue to resolve the civil war triggered by the 2021 military coup and the junta's recent electoral processes.