Myanmar's military rulers pledged on Sunday to cooperate "as much as possible" with a peace plan agreed with Asean, despite a stern rebuke by the regional bloc as they excluded the country's top commander from a summit this week.

In an announcement in state media on Sunday, the junta said it upholds the principle of peaceful coexistence with other countries.

It also said it would cooperate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in following a five-point "consensus"...