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Burma hails 'ally' S'pore
Date: 06 Oct 1997
The Nation
Burma hails 'ally' S'pore
Agence France-Presse
RANGOON Burma's official press yesterday hailed Singapore as a "staunch
ally" of Rangoon, which is leading the way in engaging the military state and
investing in the country's developing economy.
Bilateral relations had "deepened" in the past decade and Burma's entry into
Asean was allowing relations to move to a "higher level," said an editorial in
the English-language New Light of Myanmar daily.
The comment came after Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, first secretary of the
ruling junta, attended a joint ministerial meeting with Singapore on Saturday
and declared that Burma was ready to enter the regional mainstream.
"Singapore has been among Myanmar's [Burma's] staunchest allies practising
constructive engagement when those hostile to Myanmar were trying to keep her
out of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations [Asean]," the editorial
said.
Despite Western pressure, Burma was admitted into Asean last July, joining a
group committed to establishing a regional free trade area over the next
decade.