ASEAN, US to discuss Myanmar's Suu Kyi in its first meeting

Lilian Budianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 11/09/2009 3:09 PM

The plight of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will be among the issues discussed during the first meeting of ASEAN and the United States leaders on Nov. 15 in Singapore.

The meeting between US and ten ASEAN members is conducted to follow up the signing of the group's security treaty by Washington in July, said the foreign ministry on Monday.

The US signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, which pledged peaceful settlement of disputes and non-interference in domestic affairs.

The foreign ministry said the meeting will also discuss implementation of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between ASEAN and the US.

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