The leader of the Myanmar Military Junta, Min Aung Hlaing, will make a rare international trip to participate in a regional summit from Southern Asia countries in Bangkok on Friday (4). The information was confirmed by Thailand.
The trip will take place at a time when Myanmar faces one of the worst humanitarian crises in the last 100 years. The country deals with the consequences of a large 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has left more than 2,700 dead.
Outdoor departure is also uncommon for a general who is considered an outcast by many countries and is the subject of Western sanctions and an investigation by the International Criminal Court.
“He will attend the meeting on summit day,” said Thailand Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura. “However, I haven’t received your travel schedule yet.”
The head of the Military Junta is prevented from participating in the summits of the Southeast Asia block, Asean.
The summit will include leaders from neighboring countries Thailand, India and Bangladesh. For analysts, the military’s participation at the meeting can increase the legitimacy of Min Aung Hlaing at a time when the general advances with the preparations for an election in December, which should perpetuate the military regime in power, it seems.

Population calls for help to the government of Myanmar
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest to reach Myanmar in a century, shook a region that houses 28 million people, knocking on buildings, rocking communities and leaving many without food, water and shelter.
The military has had difficulty managing Myanmar since the 2021 coup, which dismissed the elected civil government of the Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
Power by the military has caused the economy and basic services, including health, to be in crangles in the midst of a civil war outbreak.
Mohammed Riyas, director of the International Red Cross in Myanmar, said that humanitarian needs are impressive, with overloaded hospitals, lack of drugs and increasing risks of water -transmitted diseases.
“It can take weeks until we understand the total extension of the destruction caused by this earthquake, as the lines of the communication network are disabled and transportation has been interrupted,” the director told Reuters.
“People need urgent medical care, drinking water, tents, food and other basic needs. The supply of health services that save lives is critical.”
This content was originally published in Mianmar’s military leader will travel abroad even with crisis after earthquake on CNN Brazil.
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