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Brunei, ASEAN's current chair, issued a statement citing a lack of progress made on a roadmap that the junta had agreed to with ASEAN in April to restore peace in Myanmar.

But getting the nine ASEAN states (minus Myanmar) to agree to even minimal action – such as agreeing on a framework to address the crisis – will be a tough task.

Since Myanmar’s generals seized power in 2021 and plunged the country into civil war, the main regional group, ASEAN, has proved too ineffective and impotent to respond.