← Reuters Reports the Trump Administration Has Opened Direct Talks With Myanmar's Military Rulers — a State Department Official Met Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw — and Gregory Meeks Says Rubio Is "Providing This Murderous Regime Greater International Legitimacy," While State Says "You Don't Solve Problems by Ignoring Them"
“[Statement to Reuters, calling the shift] contrary to both our values and our interests[:] … By engaging Min Aung Hlaing while failing to implement congressionally mandated sanctions and deploy appropriated democracy funding, Secretary [Marco] Rubio is ceding U.S. leadership and providing this murderous regime greater international legitimacy.
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