The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, announced that the July 2024 foreign ministers meeting in Bangkok will discuss Myanmar's civil war and the bloc's engagement with the country. The gathering marks the first in-person session with Myanmar's top diplomat since the 2021 coup, which resulted in the exclusion of Myanmar's military representatives from ASEAN summits. An estimated 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in the conflict, during which Myanmar's army has ruled the country for five of the past six decades [Al-Monitor].