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ASEAN's Constructive Engagement: Ma
Subject: ASEAN's Constructive Engagement: Making SPDC take a dose of its
own medicine?
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Dear Friends,
Is it the best outcome of the ASEAN's Constructive Engagement Policy
on Burma or just the return of "Karma" so that SPDC can have a chance
to take a dose of its own medicine?
Please refer to the following "TWO" postings on the net:
(1) Asia-EU meeting set for May 24-26-Thailand09:06 a.m. Apr 16, 1999
Eastern
BANGKOK, April 16 (Reuters) - A junior-level European Union-
Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting, shelved in January
because of Myanmar's human rights record, will be held from May 24 to
26, Thailand's foreign minister said on Friday.
``The EU and ASEAN recognised the fact that the relations must go
on,'' Surin Pitsuwan told a news conference.
``There are differences, there are reservations and reluctance on
both sides on some of the issues...but I think the last few months we
have been able to narrow down the differences and overall relations
between us have taken the priority over the differences.''
The meeting in Bangkok of the Joint Cooperation Committee would be
the first between the two blocs since 1996. It was supposed to have
been held in January, but was scrapped over EU objections to Myanmar
participating because of that country's human rights record.
Surin, who led ASEAN efforts to revive the meeting, has said Myanmar
will take part ``passively.''
A more senior meeting set for late last month of foreign ministers
from the EU and ASEAN was scrapped because the EU would not allow
Myanmar to attend.
(2) Aung San Suu Kyi can sit in during talks with junta: Philippine
source
Tue 01 Sep 98 - 04:27 GMT
MANILA, Sept 1 (AFP) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu
Kyi will be allowed to sit in during talks between her National
League for Democracyand the country's ruling junta, Philippine
diplomatic sources said here Tuesday......
With strong beleive in "Karma",
Minn Kyaw Minn
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