The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hopes that Myanmar not to reverse its progress in democracy as it will chair the bloc in 2014, a top official said here on Tuesday.
"Everybody emphasized that it (Myanmar) has been good so far. We hope that it would be no reversal of this evolution. Any change in the future should be for more open for reconciliation and more peace to integration inside,"said ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan in a briefing of the post 19th ASEAN Summit and the 6th East Asia Summit.
Pitsuwan said that other parties and countries should help the process in Myanmar so that it could be more democratic nation.
"We do agree that we must help this process in every way that we could together. Group of nations should also make adjustment. We help it open its door and space. I hope the momentum is on and I hope that space would be open wider for everyone,"he said, adding that it would help Myanmar out of isolation and has more effective integration with ASEAN.
He said that the general sentiment is very clear on Myanmar.
"We don't expect any reverse. We keep watch on it and other players will also make contribution, began with visit of the United States Secretary Hillary Clinton to Myanmar on Dec. 1 (to observe the situation) and this would be momentous event,"he said, adding that it would be followed by Japan, European Union, the United Nations and the World Bank.
Editor: Liu
English.news.cn 2011-11-22 14:55:53 FeedbackPrintRSS
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua)
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