Balanced News: Myanmar junta tells ASEAN to stay out of its affairs in response to bloc’s envoy plan

Myanmar’s military junta has warned ASEAN not to interfere with its internal matters after the regional bloc said it will establish a special envoy’s office to deal with the post-coup crisis in the country. The junta also warned ASEAN not to “engage with any terrorist groups and unlawful associations [recognized] by the Government of Myanmar,” but did not mention any particular group in the release. Myanmar’s military, which toppled an elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, reneged on the consensus that it had “agreed to” in April that year.