ASEAN makes little headway in resolving Myanmar crisis

Foreign ministers divided on how to engage regime as South China Sea tensions flare

ASEAN chair and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers her opening statement during the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Metro Manila on July 21. © Reuters

MANILA -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers made little progress Tuesday on agreeing how to engage with Myanmar, reflecting deep divisions within ASEAN over the best way to address the crisis in their civil-war ravaged member.