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NEW YORK: Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo has stressed the need for ASEAN to press on with economic engagement, even as member state Myanmar deals with its internal problems.
Speaking to reporters in New York on the sidelines of a United Nations meeting, Mr Yeo said ASEAN will continue to encourage Myanmar on the road to reform.
He said what can often enable new paths to be opened up in a deadlock is economic development.
On UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon's expected visit to Myanmar, Mr Yeo said the intervention needs to be timed appropriately. - CNA/de
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