The Asean summit will be the first occasion the Burmese junta’s Prime Minister, Thein Sein, can meet exile Burmese CSOs [Civil Society Organizations]. Thein Sein will meet with nine other Asean leaders on October 23.
Thein Sein threatened to boycott the last Asean meeting if Thailand proposed Burmese exile groups have a representative at the Asean summit in February.
- Extracted from Lawi Weng, “Exile Groups to be Present at Asean Meet”, The Irrawaddy, 20 October 2009. Thanks to Dave for pointing out this intriguing article.
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