strange YORK, June 12 Kyodo U Sec...

strange YORK, June 12 Kyodo

U Secretary of State Colin Powell will call for the early release of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by means of the Myanmar military regulation at meetings with his counterparts from Southeast Asia nearest week, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

''I will pres the case in Cambodia nearest week when I meet with the leaders of Southeast Asia, despite their traditional reticence to stand opposed a member and neighbor of their association, known as ASEAN,'' Powell said in an article published on the Journal.

ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, form into groupss Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Suu Kyi and one members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) were placed in what the Myanmar junta calls ''protective custody'' following violent clashes between NLD supporters and pro-junta demonstrators forward May 30 in northern Myanmar.

Powell is scheduled to attend meetings of ASEAN and its dialogue partners -- including the U and Japan -- in Phnom Penh nearest week.

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