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Japan Prime-Minister Hashimoto conc



Subject: Japan Prime-Minister Hashimoto concerned over Burma action

Wednesday May 28 

Hashimoto concerned over Burma action

TOKYO, May 28 (UPI) _ Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto says he hopes Burma's 
entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not mean the 
military junta is spared criticism in the future. 

Hashimoto expressed concern to journalists Wednesday over the Burmese junat's 
blocking of a pro-democracy meeting in Rangoon. 

The prime minister says, ``We hope (Burma's) membership in ASEAN will not give 
immunity to the military regime's actions.'' 

The seven-members ASEAN alliance plans to admit Burma into the regional group 
this year. 

Burma's ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council has blocked roads 
leading to the house of pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to prevent 
people from attending a gathering by her National League for Democracy (NLD). 

The NLD meeting was planning to mark the seventh anniversary of the party's 
victory in the 1990 general elections, the results of which SLORC has refused 
to recognize after refusing to relinquish power. 

NLD members says the military junta has arrested or detained more than 300 NLD 
delegates in a bid to prevent them from attending the planned gathering.