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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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