Burmese junta leader excluded from Asean summit

The head of the Burmese junta will be excluded from the next summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the organization announced on Saturday, a rare retaliatory measure against the military power which seems few inclined to defuse the crisis.

ASEAN foreign ministers, meeting virtually on Friday, have decided that Min Aung Hlaing will not be invited to the October 26-28 summit, said Brunei, which currently holds the rotating ASEAN presidency. .