July 22, 2010

ASEAN Leaders Go Easy on Burma

Simon Roughneen, The Irrawaddy

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BANGKOK—Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) reportedly laid into their Burmese counterpart Nyan Win in Hanoi, signaling the bloc's frustration and embarrassment at the junta's election plans. However, the specifics of the criticism were not spelled out by Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan.

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