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Burma: Suharto backs ASEAN Bid



Subject: Burma: Suharto backs ASEAN Bid     FEER 6/3

March 6, 1997

    BURMA 
    Suharto Backs Asean Bid 
    Visiting Indonesian President Suharto told Prime Minister Gen. Than Shwe
    that he supports Rangoon's proposed entry into the Association of
    Southeast Asian Nations. Suharto also vowed to boost economic ties
    between the two countries. Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas
    reaffirmed Asean's policy of engagement with Rangoon, saying the group
    "will not make as a precondition or a criterion for membership the internal
    situation of a country."