00:00Myanmar's junta says Malaysia will send election observers to monitor the country's upcoming national elections.
00:07It is the first such commitment from an ASEAN country since the military seized power in 2021.
00:14The announcement came after Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan met junta leader Min Hong Rang in Neipitao,
00:21where they discussed the elections and efforts to restore peace.
00:24State media quoted Hassan as pledging to send observation teams saying Malaysia, as current ASEAN chair, would support Myanmar's election efforts.
00:35According to state media, 57 political parties and more than 5,000 candidates have registered to take part in the December 28 elections, with results expected in January.
00:46The election will be the first since the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.
00:52The election is being viewed as a test of ASEAN's approach to engaging Myanmar's isolated junta, which has been excluded from senior regional meetings since 2022.
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