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In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, ⁠from left to right, India Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs ⁠Vikram Misri, Bangladesh Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Interim Government Touhid Hossain, Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, and China Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong pose for a family photo before the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, ⁠from left to right, India Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs ⁠Vikram Misri, Bangladesh Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Interim Government Touhid Hossain, Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, and China Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong pose for a family photo before the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

In this released handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, Bangladesh Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Interim Government Touhid Hossain attends the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

In this released handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, Bangladesh Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Interim Government Touhid Hossain attends the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa arrives for a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa arrives for a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, ⁠India Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs ⁠Vikram Misri, left, attends a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, ⁠India Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs ⁠Vikram Misri, left, attends a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa talks to reporters during a press conference after attending a six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Chatkla Samnaingjam)

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, China Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong, left, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, before meeting in the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)

In this handout photo released by Thailand Foreign Ministry, China Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong, left, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, before meeting in the six-country informal consultation to discuss ways in addressing shared concerns, with talks between foreign ministers from Myanmar, China, India, Laos and Bangladesh, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Thailand Foreign Ministry via AP)