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Hopes of deal ahead of Asia summit

European Union foreign ministers will meet today (3 September) to try and resolve a dispute that threatens a high-level EU-Asia summit.

Meeting informally near the Dutch city of Maastricht, ministers will today discuss the question of Myanmar’s participation at a Europe-Asia (ASEM) meeting, scheduled for 8-9 October in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The meeting - which draws together the EU and South East Asian (Asean) countries, plus China, Japan and South Korea - is in doubt after Asean nation...

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