PM postpones trip to ASEAN states

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 | Source: AP

MYANMAR: Myanmar's prime minister has postponed a trip to three Southeast Asian nations because he is preoccupied with a constitution-drafting national convention, diplomats said on Monday.

Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt, who took office last August, was scheduled to make introductory visits to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on June 15 and June 16. He visited Malaysia on June 1 and Thailand on June 4.

"The prime minister postponed his visit, as it is an important period for him to be in the country. He has a busy schedule this week concerning the current national convention," Laotian Ambassador Chanthapy Bodhisane told The Associated Press.

He did not elaborate but another diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said some of the former ethnic guerrilla groups have made proposals that need Khin Nyunt's attention. --AP

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