Foreign ministers from ASEAN are gathered in the Laotian capital of Vientiane. Representatives from other countries will be there as well, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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00:00Officials from Southeast Asia and beyond have gathered in the Laotian capital for the 57th
00:05ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
00:07High on the agenda is the ongoing civil conflict in Junta-run Myanmar, which has displaced
00:132.6 million people.
00:16Several ASEAN member states have said the junta's actions threaten the peace plan it
00:20agreed to in 2021.
00:22Non-ASEAN countries like the U.S., China and Japan have also sent representatives.
00:27U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart
00:32Wang Yi.