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        "id": 1313259,
        "msgid": "laos-cambodia-accede-to-accord-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-07-29 00:00:00",
        "title": "Laos, Cambodia accede to accord",
        "author": null,
        "source": "DPA",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Laos, Cambodia accede to accord BANGKOK (DPA): Laos and Cambodia acceded to the 1980 European Community-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement on Friday, opening the two desperately poor countries up to further development assistance from the European Community.",
        "content": "<p>Laos, Cambodia accede to accord<\/p>\n<p>BANGKOK (DPA): Laos and Cambodia acceded to the 1980 European<br>\nCommunity-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement on Friday, opening the two<br>\ndesperately poor countries up to further development assistance<br>\nfrom the European Community.<\/p>\n<p>European Commissioner for External Affairs Christopher Patten<br>\ndescribed the inclusion of the two Southeast Asian countries as<br>\n\"a further sign of the durability of the E.U.-ASEAN partnership.\"<\/p>\n<p>He added, \"This relationship has had it's occasional ups and<br>\ndowns, but I think now the relationship is solidly back on<br>\ntrack.\"<\/p>\n<p>Laos was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian<br>\nNations in 1997, while Cambodia joined in 1999. Both countries<br>\napplied to accede to the E.C.-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement earlier<br>\nthis year and met with no resistance from European governments.<\/p>\n<p>Myanmar, which also joined ASEAN in 1997, has been blocked<br>\nfrom signing the accord, which covers bilateral cooperation in<br>\ntrade, economic and development matters.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/laos-cambodia-accede-to-accord-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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