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The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday.
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The consensus of the regional bloc Asean is that an election in army-ruled Myanmar was not a priority at the moment and that any poll must involve