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Bangkok Post - Jan 03, 2000
ASEAN


Burma urged to join army summit

The army will try to persuade Burma to attend the Asean army chiefs =
summit at Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan in November this year.

Army commander-in-chief Gen Surayud Chulanont said his intention is to =
forge closer ties between the armies of Asean countries. Discussions =
will centre on closer co-operation, and especially on joint exercises.

All Asean army chiefs have been invited.

During the summit, there will be a shooting competition with entrants =
from the various armies, at the infantry centre in Prachuap Khiri Khan. =
The army chiefs will also show their proficiency with a pistol.

Neither Vietnam nor Burma attended previous summits. This year, Vietnam =
has accepted but Burma's army chief General Maung Aye has not replied.


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