Tuesday, April 27, 2010

ASEAN chief says bloc not 'magic wand' for region's problems

Secretary-general of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Surin Pitsuwan.
27 April 2010
Channel News Asia

HONG KONG : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is not a "magic wand" for the region's problems and could not ensure free elections in military-ruled Myanmar, the 10-member bloc's chief said on Monday.
Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN's secretary-general, said that a decision by opposition parties not to participate in upcoming polls in Myanmar was a problem.
The elections, expected to be held by early November, have been widely criticised as lacking credibility because of laws that effectively bar opposition leader and pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part.
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