British Foreign Minister attacks Bu

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	BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER ATTACKS BURMA'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT 
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          British Foreign Minister, Robin Cook, has attacked Burma's
          military government for its drugs and human rights record,
          effectively ruling out its participation in next year's
          Asia-Europe summit.

          Mr Cook said governments of the developed world were not
          prepared to recognise Burma's regime until it accepted
          democratic reforms and cooperated in fighting the drug
          menace. 

          He said Burma's military junta was not only a deeply
          repressive regime, but also a deeply irresponsible regime.

          Mr Cook said the military junta was one of the few
          governments in the world whose members were prepared to
          profit in the drugs trade rather than repress it. 

          Burma is the world's largest producer of opium. 

          Mr Cook is on the last day of a two-day visit to Singapore.

	[ABC News, 1 September 1997]

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