ASEAN has tentatively chosen a special envoy to help deal with the political crisis gripping Myanmar but must wait on approval from Myanmar’s military leaders before announcing it, AP reported quoting two diplomats.

The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations want to designate Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as special envoy to Myanmar, a decision reached in their annual meeting Monday, the two Southeast Asian diplomats said.

The appointment of the special envoy can’t be made without Myanmar’s approval and it was not immediately clear why Myanmar did not respond to the proposed choice.

One of the diplomats said Myanmar preferred the special envoy be the candidate from Thailand, former Thai ambassador to Myanmar Virasakdi Futrakul.