Annual EU-ASEAN meeting in doubt

Annual EU-ASEAN meeting in doubt

BANGKOK (AFP): A meeting between officials of the European
Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations here
next week could be canceled because of a dispute over Myanmar,
sources said yesterday.

Unresolved differences on Yangon's participation have cast
doubt over the annual meeting of senior officials to discuss
cooperation, due to be held in Bangkok between Nov. 17 and Nov.
19, a European source told AFP.

"A decision will probably be taken over the next couple of
days in Brussels. It is still uncertain whether the meeting will
go ahead or not," said the source.

Officials from the EU and its member states were due to
discuss the matter in Brussels yesterday.