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Bangkok Post - Jan
03, 2000
ASEAN Burma urged to join army summit
The army will try to persuade Burma to attend the
Asean army chiefs summit at Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan in November this
year. Army commander-in-chief Gen Surayud Chulanont said his intention is to forge
closer ties between the armies of Asean countries. Discussions will centre on
closer co-operation, and especially on joint exercises. All Asean army chiefs have been invited. During the summit, there will be a shooting competition with entrants from
the various armies, at the infantry centre in Prachuap Khiri Khan. The army
chiefs will also show their proficiency with a pistol. Neither Vietnam nor Burma attended previous summits. This year, Vietnam has
accepted but Burma's army chief General Maung Aye has not
replied. |