ASEAN tells Myanmar junta election should not be its priority

LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Myanmar's military government was on Sunday told by ASEAN foreign ministers to prioritize an end to the fighting in its country over the holding of an election this year, the bloc's chair Malaysia said.

"We told them the election is not a priority but the end of hostilities," Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a retreat by top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. —Reuters