Jakarta, Aug. 4 -- Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that Thailand is advocating a calibrated re-engagement approach to address the Myanmar crisis while keeping dialogue open.

Anutin made the remarks during a speech at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta-his first to the headquarters as part of a two-day official visit to Indonesia.

"Thailand has advocated a calibrated re-engagement approach that keeps dialogue open and responds to realities on the ground while encouraging concrete progress," he said.

The Thai prime minister noted that this approach appears to be moving in the right direction, citing as an example that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was allowed to meet with Myanmar's ousted civil...