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Malaysia’s foreign minister says some Southeast Asian countries had reservations about the recent visit to Myanmar by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, with concerns it could be seen as regional recognition of the ruling junta. “There are people who think that he should not have made the visit because his visit has been construed or interpreted as a recognition of the military in Myanmar,” Saifuddin Abdullah said on Thursday. “Malaysia is of the opinion that he has the right to visit Myanmar as the head of government of Cambodia. However, we also feel that because he has already assumed the chair of Asean, he could have probably consulted the other Asean leaders and sought our views as to what he should do if he were to go to Myanmar.”