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他说：“可能东盟领导人正在做的一些事情不太引人注目，不会醒目地成为你们的首要新闻。成效甚微的事实并不是因为没有采取措施，而是因为这个问题具有复杂性。”
Burma's generals have kept an iron grip on the country for decades, suppressing democracy movements and imprisoning dissidents. The United Nations and the United States are urging Burma to release more than 2,000 political prisoners and allow free and fair elections.
缅甸军政府的将军们对这个国家已经实行了几十年的铁腕控制，镇压民主运动，囚禁异见人士。美国正在敦促缅甸政府释放两千多名政治犯，允许实行自由和公正的选举。
Speaking Thursday at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel said the situation in Burma is having a negative impact on ASEAN's image.
美国驻东盟大使司考特.马歇尔在曼谷的朱拉隆功大学发表演讲时说，缅甸的形势对于东盟的形象产生了负面的影响。
"We hope the substance of the message will be to highlight that ASEAN as a whole feels strongly that Burma has not responded to either ASEAN or international calls for dialogue and progress, and, to continue to push and make it clear that this is a very high priority for ASEAN," he said.
他说：“我们希望这种说法实质上是要强调东盟整体上明显感到缅甸没有对东盟或国际社会要求对话和取得进展的呼吁作出回应，同时我们强调要继续推动，并且明确表明，这是东盟一个非常紧迫的议题。”
ASEAN members Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia have recently been flooded with hundreds of Rohingya, a Burmese minority taking to boats to escape poverty and oppression in Burma. Thailand's military was accused of towing hundreds of the Rohingya back out to sea where many drowned. The situation is to be discussed on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit.
缅甸大批罗辛亚少数族裔难民为逃离饥饿和压迫乘船涌入东盟成员国泰国、印度尼西亚和马来西亚。泰国军方被指控把数百名罗辛亚族人抛向大海，许多人被淹死。在东盟峰会举行的间隙将讨论这个问题。
The annual meeting is the first since ASEAN adopted a new charter in December. It moves the group closer to the goal of forming a single market and community similar to the European Union.
这次年度峰会是东盟去年12月采纳了新宪章之后举行的首次会议。新宪章推动东盟进一步接近建立一个类似欧盟那样的单一市场的目标。
Other ASEAN members include Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Brunei.
其他东盟成员国还包括柬埔寨、老挝、菲律宾、新加坡、越南和文莱。
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发表于 2016-8-12 16:30:47