Thailand hosted two regional meetings with Asian leaders this week, aimed at ending a bloody civil war in Myanmar that has led to a spiraling political and security crisis.

Thailand on December 19 hosted the first separate meeting on Myanmar, which saw the participation of five of this Southeast Asian country’s neighbours - China, India, Bangladesh, Laos, and Thailand.

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, ⁠from left to right, India Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs ⁠Vikram Misri, Bangladesh Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Interim Government Touhid Hossain,

Thailand has told Myanmar's junta that ASEAN members would want all stakeholders included in an election the military government plans to hold next year, even as the regional bloc seeks a common position on the polls,

Myanmar's junta-appointed foreign minister briefed officials from five neighbouring countries on the military's repeatedly delayed plans to hold elections, Thailand's foreign minister said on Thursday.