Early this month, the U.N. special envoy for Burma (also known as Myanmar), Tomas Ojea Quintana wrote a letter to the chairman, Do Ngoc Son, of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) asking for a meeting “to exchange views” on their respective organizations and activities. The request was quickly turned down. Instead, he met with representatives from Thailand and Indonesia. In Jakarta, ASEAN permanent representatives including Burma also attended the meeting, which was described as useful and insightful.
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