ASEAN Relationship In Doubt

ASEAN admitted Myanmar into its ranks in 1997 in the hope that it would be able to push forward the reform process in the military-ruled country. All that has been achieved thus far, is the drawing up of a seven-step 'roadmap to democracy' in 2003; a roadmap that ASEAN is concerned is not being taken seriously. The military junta is still stalled on the initial step of drafting a new constitution and refuses to set a timetable for the implementation of the steps. The final aim of the roadmap is the free election of a democratic government, but the government's

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