Myanmar set to cloud EU-ASEAN meeting
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Foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet here Wednesday hoping to move towards a free trade deal between the regions.
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Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
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The European Union set a one-month deadline for Myanmar&#39;s military leadership to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi or face tougher financial and travel sanctions.
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Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series of meetings involving China, South Korea, Japan and some
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Officials in Brussels say the formal agenda of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday will be largely dominated by issues involving sanctions.
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The German presidency of the EU on Wednesday called on Myanmar to release iconic democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi as the country&#39;s military junta prepares to review her detention this weekend.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is heading for disaster with its plan to hold its 2006 summit in Myanmar, home to one of the world's most reviled regimes, activists said.
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HANOI : Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi on Wednesday ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
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The United States has warned it might boycott ASEAN meetings when Myanmar takes over the chairmanship of the Southeast Asian grouping in 2006, unless the military-ruled state improves its human rights record.
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Myanmar has given the green light for a visit by the UN special rapporteur on human rights, UN spokeswoman Michele Montas said Monday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called on the European Union to toughen its stance on Myanmar, urging the military junta to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; over protestors.
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The European Union drops its objections to allowing Burma to attend a joint summit with Asia later in the year.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to tighten sanctions against Myanmar&#39;s military leadership to protest its failure to improve human rights.
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Myanmar's military junta has confirmed a constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.
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The European Union ramped up sanctions against Myanmar after the military-ruled state failed to meet key demands on human rights, including the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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China's support has been vital in  achieving initial steps towards national reconciliation in  military-ruled Myanmar, an EU envoy said on Thursday.
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BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Laos, to address the lack of political reform in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.