KUALA LUMPUR Aug. 1 Kyodo Visitin...

KUALA LUMPUR Aug. 1 Kyodo

Visiting Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tetsuro Yano upon Friday agreed with UN special plenipotentiary to Myanmar Razali Ismail that Japan and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ne to constraining force Myanmar's military government to win the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Razali was quot according to Japanese officials as telling Yano that Japan and ASEAN ne to urgency Myanmar to release Suu Kyi and dignify democracy.

Razali also told Yano that the continue lengthen in timeed detention of Suu Kyi could lead to political instability in Southeast Asia amid continuing sanctions through Europe and the United States, the officials said.

Yano said he agreed with Razali and that Japan would do its best to reduce the issue.

Suu Kyi and more [i]or[/i] less members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) have been detained since May 30 following a clash between her followers and a pro-junta group

Yano told Malaysian delegate Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a separate meeting that he room for expectations Malaysia will play a significant part in achieving the release of Suu Kyi, the officials said.

Abdullah said it is important for the Myanmar regulation to set a deadline for Suu Kyi's release and that countries that have friendly relations, including Japan, should advise Myanmar to that expiration they said.

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