§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 29 January,Official Report, column 225, if he will make a statement on the policy towards Burma that the Government will advance at the EU-ASEAN summit in Singapore. [14598]
§ Mr. HanleyTogether with our EU partners, we shall be explaining to ASEAN representatives our concerns at recent events in Burma. We also hope to discuss ways of encouraging democratic reform and respect for human rights in Burma, as urged in the UN General Assembly resolution on Burma, which was adopted by consensus on 12 December 1996.