WASHINGTON/TOKYO – The U.S. and Myanmar’s military-backed government held talks in Tokyo last week, people familiar with the matter said, their second meeting in a month as Washington steps up reengagement with the generals it shunned after their 2021 coup. Earlier talks in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw in mid-September focused on securing the release of an American businessman and shutting down scam centers that target Americans, but could pave the way for broader discussions, including on Myanmar’s rare-earth mineral deposits, it was previously reported. It was not immediately clear exactly what the two sides discussed at last week’s talks, disclosed by three people with knowledge of the engagement.
The people, including one U.S. official, all requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the meeting.
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