By Grant Peck | Associated PressBANGKOK — The foreign minister of Myanmar’s shadow government, which opposes the military council that runs the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation, on Sunday described as “productive” a meeting she had with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. ASEAN foreign ministers had held their own meeting ahead of the summit. Opposition to army rule is widespread, and some U.N. experts have characterized the country as now being in a state of civil war. The U.S. maintains diplomatic relations with Myanmar but has diplomatic and economic sanctions against its military leaders. World News | Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future Zin Mar Aung met last week with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

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