Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided on Friday to exclude the military leadership of Myanmar from the regional group's summit meeting, scheduled for Oct. 26 to 28, in favor of a non-political representative, an association source said.
The decision marks a historic shift for ASEAN from its principle of non-interference in the domestic affairs of member countries.
At an emergency online meeting, the ministers agreed not to invite Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who led a military coup in February that ousted Myanmar's elected government under civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the source added.