The Trump administration began direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to Reuters, in a text republished by the Jerusalem Post, in a reversal of the isolation policy adopted after the 2021 coup.

Michael Vance met Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on September 15 and 16. The US Department of State said it engages with all groups in Myanmar on issues affecting American interests — and that violence must cease and political prisoners must be released.