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BURMA'S ASEAN MEMBERSHIP IS BIG BLOW TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI-JUNTA
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Tuesday 17 June, 1997 (10:01pm AEST)
Burma's military regime has hailed ASEAN's decision to
allow it to join the regional grouping, saying it's the biggest
blow yet to the democratic opposition.
The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper says Nobel
laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, had made "ruthless and crafty
attempts" to deter ASEAN from admitting Rangoon.
ASEAN's seven foreign ministers agreed last month to
welcome Burma, Cambodia and Laos into the grouping next
month.
Aung San Suu Kyi had appealed for ASEAN to delay
Burma's entry until an elected government was in place.
Burma's ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council has
drawn widespread criticism for alleged human rights abuses
and its refusal to convene a parliament after Aung San Suu
Kyi's party won a huge majority in Burma's last elections in
1990.
[ABC News, 17 June 1997].
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