# EXCLUSIVE: US opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation

https://mins.news/en/item/90796

- Reuters, 2026-10-08 04:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-opens-direct-talks-with-myanmars-generals-reversing-years-isolation-2026-10-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac71c5e8f15820001919826

> The Trump administration has started direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to US officials and others familiar with the outreach, reversing Washington’s push to isolate the generals after the 2021 coup.

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