Myanmar Casts Shadow Over Asia-Europe Summit
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
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The European Union will after all attend a summit with key Asian states next month after resolving a row over military-ruled Myanmar, while insisting it stands firm against Yangon.
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European and Asian leaders opened summit talks in Hanoi yesterday to rekindle inter-regional ties despite divisions over how to persuade Myanmar&#39;s military dictatorship to relax its grip on power.
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Southeast Asian countries came close to issuing a critical statement on the Myanmar military government&#39;s treatment of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at their summit, but the plan was shot down by Thailand, sources said.
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HANOI - Asian and European nations kicked off a three-day summit here Thursday celebrating the first enlargement of their Asia-Europe Meeting forum only to be overshadowed by the European Union threatening to impose additional sanctions on military
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The United States called on the European Union (EU) and other democracies to consider imposing a full import ban on Myanmar to pressure the country's military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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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 forcing out of Myanmar's prime  minister, architect of a tentative "roadmap to democracy," has  dashed faint chances for an end to military rule and leaves  Southeast Asia's policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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Myanmar attempted to soothe UN concerns over the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after the world body's Secretary General Kofi Annan condemned the military regime over its claimed democracy drive.
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An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Asian and European countries meet in Vietnam for talks likely to be clouded by Burma's lack of reform.
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The Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEM, will hold its fifth summit in Hanoi in October amidst a recent crisis over the inclusion of Myanmar.
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The ouster of Myanmar's prime minister, architect of a tentative "roadmap to democracy," has dashed faint hopes for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast Asia's policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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The EU's special envoy for Myanmar on Tuesday urged the country's military regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he kicked off an Asian tour aimed at pressuring the junta for reform.
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Asian and European leaders open their biennial summit with the EU promising new sanctions against Burma.
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The EU is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, overshadowing a summit of Asian and European leaders.
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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.