Thursday, April 8, 2010

Asian leaders urged to pressure Burma at Asean summit

Gen Than Shwe salutes during Armed Forces Day - 27 March 2006
Burma's military rulers have put thousands of dissidents in jail
Leaders of 10 South East Asian nations meeting for a summit in Vietnam have been urged to put Burma's coming elections at the top of their agenda.

The agenda of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) summit focuses on building regional ties.

But some 100 legislators in the region have appealed to the leaders to put pressure on Burma to ensure fair polls.

Thai PM Abhisist Vejajjiva will no longer attend, after declaring a state of emergency amid protests in Bangkok.

Officials had said Mr Abhisist would shuttle between Hanoi and Bangkok but correspondents say the situation is so delicate he now appears unwilling to leave the country.

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