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Surin calls for Asean unity

PHNOM PENH: Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan yesterday called for greater unity among Southeast Asian countries to prepare for rising competition among the US and China.

Mr Surin admitted that some Asean members were reluctant to render the grouping full support on solving regional problems, fearing that a stronger Asean could impose itself on their domestic problems.

Mr Surin dismissed these concerns and said future problems will go beyond the region and Asean needed to have the expertise coping with them in order to keep the grouping in the driver's seat.

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    Discussion 1 : 17 Nov 2012 at 12.571

    ASEAN talking about Asean Human Rights Declaration. There is not 1 country in the 10 ASEAN countries that fully respects the human rights.

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