APHR co-chair Charles Santiago said the Philippines, as Asean chair, should publicly declare that no invitation will be extended to Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and other senior junta representatives to the bloc's summit in Manila next week.PETALING JAYA: The Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has urged the Philippines to publicly confirm that Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and other senior junta representatives will not be invited to the bloc’s 49th summit in Manila next week.
APHR co-chair Charles Santiago said Philippine foreign affairs undersecretary for policy Leo M Herrera-Lim had told APHR that no official invitation had been extended to Min, and that no Myanmar head of government or minister would attend the summit.
