11.   Asean admitted Burma in July, despite protests from several Western countries and the EU pointing to the poor human rights record of the Burmese junta.

12.   Cook, who made the statement in a meeting of business leaders in Singapore earlier Monday, condemned the Burmese military junta for profiting from the drug trade.

13.   Former allies have concluded cease-fire agreements with the Burmese junta in the past few years.

14.   He said the NLD had deliberately tried to trick the international community into putting pressure on the Burmese junta.

15.   However, ASEAN has rejected calls for sanctions and other strong action against the Burmese junta.

16.   In recent years the Burmese junta claims to have cracked down on the drug trade.

17.   In the past strong anti-Indonesia and anti-Malaysia feelings were held by Burmese dissidents as the leaders of the two countries became staunch supporters of the Burmese junta.

18.   It also accused the Burmese junta of sending troops into its territory, despite agreement to maintain a military standstill.

19.   Leaders of the Burmese military junta are banned from visiting Europe under visa restrictions imposed last year by the EU to protest a crackdown on the democratic opposition.

20.   Leaders of the Burmese military junta art banned from visiting Europe under visa restrictions imposed last year by the EU to protest a crackdown on the democratic opposition.