Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' special envoy for 2026, met Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe to discuss the civil war and humanitarian access, with the Myanmar side also saying they discussed restoring Myanmar to ASEAN, which Lazaro's office did not confirm, Reuters reported on Oct. 30. Additionally, Japan has begun lobbying the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, to remove Myanmar from its blacklist and ease enhanced checks on financial transactions, Reuters reported separately on Oct. 30.