Myanmar's junta chief on Monday said that the ruling military was committed to peace and democracy, and that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should consider the provocations and violence being carried out by its opponents.

In his first comments since Myanmar's neighbours decided to exclude him from an upcoming Asean summit over a lack of commitment to its 5-point roadmap, Min Aung Hlaing reiterated the junta's own 5-stage plan to restore democracy.

Min Aung Hlaing, who led the Feb 1 coup that plunged Myanmar into deadly chaos, made no mention of the Asean decision, but suggested the outlawed National Unity Government (NUG) and armed ethnic groups were trying to sabotage the Asean-led peace process.

"More violence happened due to provocations of terrorist groups," Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech on television, where he appeared in civilian attire. "No one cares about their violence, and is only demanding we solve the issue. Asean should work on that."

Asean decided to invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to its Oct 26-28 summit, in an unprecedented snub to the military leaders behind the coup against Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.

Min Aung Hlaing said Myanmar wanted Asean's special envoy, Erywan Yusof, to visit the country as agreed, but some of his demands were non-negotiable. He did not elaborate.