Myanmar's return to ASEAN fold remains 'far off,' Philippines says

Myanmar CrisisBloc presses military-backed government to comply with its peace planPhilippine Foreign Secretary and ASEAN Chair Maria Theresa Lazaro prepares to give a press conference at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila on Thursday © ReutersRAMON ROYANDOYAN and MAI NGUYENJuly 23, 2026 13:25 JSTUpdated on July 24, 2026 00:07 JSTMANILA -- The prospect of Myanmar fully rejoining ASEAN was "still far off," the bloc stressed on Thursday, as it reiterated its calls for the military-backed government in the civil war-ravaged country to comply with its Five-Point Consensus plan for peace.