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Burma's Neighbors in SE Asia Express 'Revulsion' Over Crackdown
By VOA News 28 September 2007

The Burmese military's violent crackdown on protesters has prompted a worldwide chorus of disapproval and condemnation.

Burma's neighbors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations spoke out the loudest, declaring their "revulsion" at the killings in Rangoon. In unusually blunt language, nine ASEAN foreign ministers are demanding that fellow member Burma immediately stop using violence against peaceful demonstrators.

Burma's UN delegation listens to comments on crackdown at General Assembly session

In a statement issued Thursday at the United Nations, the southeast Asian officials said they are "appalled" by reports that automatic weapons were used against Buddhist monks and other protesters.

ASEAN's statement is striking because the 10-member group normally operates by consensus, and holds as a core principle noninterference in the affairs of any member nation.

Although Burma did not directly reply to the ASEAN message, its representatives in New York told the U.N. that a special envoy from the world body, Ibrahim Gambari, will be allowed to enter the country.

In a statement Thursday, President Bush said "every civilized nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime" such as Burma's.

Mr. Bush and many other leaders have voiced the hope that Gambari will have full access to all parties in Burma. [...]

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