The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have called on Burma to resume talks with the opposition, but stopped short of demanding the release of detained democracy campaigner, Aung San Suu Kyi. The statement was included in the final communique of an ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Cambodia. The ASEAN statement urges Burma to resume efforts of national reconciliation and dialogue among all parties. It welcomes assurances given by Burma that the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi is temporary and says ASEAN ministers look forward to early lifting of restrictions on the Burmese Opposition National League for Democracy. It falls short of the tough language demanded by the United States, but the foreign ministers insist the discussions on Burma were frank and that the Burmese foreign minister took note of their observations.
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