Myanmar's military chief discussed plans to hold an election in the country with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen in talks this week, a senior official said, even as the ruling junta faces unprecedented pressure from an expanding armed resistance.

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday denied a request by Cambodia's former prime minister Hun Sen for talks with detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Cambodian leader’s request, the regime said it did not want to ‘disturb future processes’, referring to its widely criticized election plan.

Junta has rebuffed numerous requests by foreign leaders and diplomats to meet Nobel laureate, 78, who has reportedly suffered health problems during more than three years in detention

Senate president Hun Sen (left) holds an online meeting with Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC). During the May 7 conversation, Hun Sen requested that a video conference be arranged so he could pay an “online vist” on former Myanmar civil government leader Aung San Suu Kyi. SHS

In a video call, Min Aung Hlaing said he would consider the request to speak to Myanmar’s jailed civilian leader ‘with the highest attention’, Hun Sen said on Facebook.

Cambodia's former Prime Minister Hun Sen asked Myanmar's ruling general on Tuesday to allow him to speak to detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on a video call, a request he said the junta chief would consider.

Cambodia's former leader said he had requested a meeting with the Nobel laureate, detained since 2021, during talks with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.