SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - An election planned by Burma's generals must be credible, the Association of South East Nations said on Wednesday, adding the outcome would affect all members of the 10-nation group.
Burma's ruling generals this month announced a referendum in May on a new constitution, to be followed by an election in 2010. If held, the poll would be the first since a 1990 election whose outcome the military ignored.
"What we are concerned about is the credibility of the process," Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo said.
"There must be provisions for independent verification and many of us expressed the view that Burma cannot ignore the international dimension," he told reporters after a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in the city-state. ...
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