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November 15th, 2007, 08:15 PM
Singapore briefs Myanmar premier on ASEAN Summit preparations
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Zainul Abidin Rasheed (2ndL) meets Myanmar officials.
YANGON : Singapore has briefed Myanmar on preparations made for the 13th ASEAN Summit which will be held in Singapore later this week.
This was discussed when Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed met Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein on Wednesday.
Mr Zainul is on a two-day visit to Myanmar.
He has also informed General Thein Sein that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looks forward to welcoming his Myanmar counterpart in Singapore at the upcoming ASEAN Summit.
A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said General Thein Sein briefed Mr Zainul on the current situation in Myanmar, including the progress in the implementation of the seven-step roadmap.
General Thein Sein also discussed the current visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro.
Mr Zainul noted recent encouraging developments, such as the visit of UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who was granted access to many personalities.
Mr Zainul also referred to the appointment of the Labour and Relations Minister Aung Kyi as the liaison person between opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar government.
Mr Zainul conveyed Singapore's hope that the Myanmar government would continue to cooperate with Mr Gambari in his efforts to get all the relevant parties engaged in genuine and serious discussions to bring about national reconciliation in Myanmar. - CNA/de
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/311598/1/.html
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Zainul Abidin Rasheed (2ndL) meets Myanmar officials.
YANGON : Singapore has briefed Myanmar on preparations made for the 13th ASEAN Summit which will be held in Singapore later this week.
This was discussed when Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed met Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein on Wednesday.
Mr Zainul is on a two-day visit to Myanmar.
He has also informed General Thein Sein that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looks forward to welcoming his Myanmar counterpart in Singapore at the upcoming ASEAN Summit.
A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said General Thein Sein briefed Mr Zainul on the current situation in Myanmar, including the progress in the implementation of the seven-step roadmap.
General Thein Sein also discussed the current visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro.
Mr Zainul noted recent encouraging developments, such as the visit of UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who was granted access to many personalities.
Mr Zainul also referred to the appointment of the Labour and Relations Minister Aung Kyi as the liaison person between opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar government.
Mr Zainul conveyed Singapore's hope that the Myanmar government would continue to cooperate with Mr Gambari in his efforts to get all the relevant parties engaged in genuine and serious discussions to bring about national reconciliation in Myanmar. - CNA/de
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/311598/1/.html