Thai-Myanmar row 'threatens' ASEAN

Thai-Myanmar row 'threatens' ASEAN

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan has warned that deteriorating relations with neighbor Myanmar may cause problems at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila later this month, reports said on Monday.

He said Bangkok planned to take a new coordinated approach to solving the row which erupted after pro-democracy gunmen stormed Yangon's embassy here last month.

The ASEAN summit will be held from Nov. 24 to Nov. 28.

Myanmar's junta closed the border after Thailand negotiated to allow the gunmen safe passage to the frontier in return for the hostages they had taken.

Since the incident it has also closed its territorial waters to Thai fishermen, costing the industry millions of baht a day.