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The Nation - Aug 27, 1999.
Junta gesture

BURMA has become the first Asean country to agree to release Thai prisoners
to commemorate the 72nd birthday of His Majesty the King, Foreign Ministry
spokesman Don Pramudwinai said yesterday.

Fifty-three Thais will be released from several Burmese jails following a
request from Thailand that Asean nations jointly celebrate HM the King's
72nd birthday on Dec 5, Don said.

Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan raised the issue when he met Lt Gen Khin
Nyunt of Burma's State Peace and Development Council and his Burmese
counterpart U Win Aung in Rangoon.

Surin was in the Burmese capital to co-chair the fifth Thai-Burma Joint
Commission meeting.

''Burma agreed to the Thai request and conveyed the message through the Thai
ambassador in Rangoon yesterday,'' the spokesman said.

Burma also took note of another request to release Thais who are on trial in
the country, Don said.

Apart from Thailand and Burma, Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Laos,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

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