Business Mirror, 9 Aug 2009
SINGAPORE—Myanmar should seize the opportunity presented by a possible shift in the position of Western governments, including the United States, in engaging with that country by making a “gesture” that would convey its willingness to improve relations.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview with Asean journalists at the Istana on Friday that leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) feel that Myanmar (originally known as Burma until the junta renamed it), more than ever before, has a chance to mend ties with the West.
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