"The United States has determined to keep an international focus on the travesty in Burma," Rice said.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said ASEAN is very important and the statement is "a tough declaration."
"It certainly has to be noticed and certainly underlined because they are, the ASEAN countries, the only one able to make efficient pressure on Myanmar," Kouchner said. "If it has been done, this is a success for democracy, and this is a success for demonstrators in Myanmar."
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