Asean summit closes with call to scrap Myanmar sanctions

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04, 2012
Asean summit closes with call to scrap Myanmar sanctions

Phnom Penh - Leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) closed their summit Wednesday with a unanimous call for the West to lift sanctions immediately against Myanmar following that nation's "free, fair and transparent" by-elections

 

"All Asean leaders appeal to the relevant parties to lift sanctions," said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
"The leaders of Asean feel very satisfied and pleased with the election." //DPA