Blinken, Singapore foreign minister share pessimism on situation in Myanmar

There has been no sign of improvement in Myanmar since the 2021 coup, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said following a meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he shared his counterpart's pessimism on the situation.

"It's very important that we continue - all of us - to sustain the appropriate pressure on the junta and look for ways, of course, to engage the opposition," Blinken told reporters at the press briefing.