BRUSSELS : A crackdown on pro-democracy protestors in Myanmar does not threaten to derail talks between ASEAN and the EU over a new free-trade pact, a European Commission spokesman said on Tuesday.
"The situation in Burma should not in any way contaminate the talks we are having with the other ASEAN members," Commission spokesman for trade issues Peter Power told AFP.
"It's quite clear that we will not conclude an agreement with Burma so long as the current regime remains in power," he added.
The 27-nation European Union launched free-trade talks with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) earlier this year and the discussions are not expected to be wrapped up before at least another year. 'Link'
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