US VP Harris: US will continue to press Myanmar to foster democracy

JAKARTA (Reuters) – United States Vice President Kamala Harris stated on Wednesday during a meeting with Southeast Asian leaders that her country would persist in urging Myanmar, currently affected by strife, to facilitate the development of a democratic pathway.

In addition, she revealed the establishment of a new U.S.-ASEAN center located in Washington.

(Reporting by Kate Lamb; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)