ASEAN foreign ministers postpone Myanmar visit to discuss election

Malaysia's Hasan gives no reason why trip has been delayed to October

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Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan says a trip by four ASEAN foreign ministers to Myanmar has been delayed until October from Sept. 19. © Reuters

AMY CHEW

KUALA LUMPUR -- Four ASEAN foreign ministers have postponed a visit to Myanmar to discuss the military regime's plan to hold a general election in the civil war-ravaged country in December, a trip opposition politicians and analysts have criticized as legitimizing a process widely condemned as a sham.

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