SINGAPORE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The situation in Myanmar will be discussed at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next month, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said on Monday.
"Next month, we are having the ASEAN Summit, during which Myanmar is bound to be discussed. We fully expect Myanmar to be present, and to sign the ASEAN Charter," he said when addressing members of parliament who had filed many questions on Myanmar.
Yeo also said he will visit China, Japan and India this weekend to discuss Myanmar and Singapore's more effective role as ASEAN's chair.
"I believe that if we coordinate some of our actions, we can help create a more conducive environment for there to be national reconciliation in Myanmar. That will help, of course, the special envoy Ibrahim Gambari."
He said Singapore's priority is to support the efforts of Gambari, the U.N. special envoy, who is playing a critical role as a catalyst as he has gained the trust of Myanmar's leaders and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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