Clinton says ASEAN must push Myanmar on reforms

By Andrew Quinn

BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday called on Myanmar to free political prisoners, address non-proliferation concerns and start a dialogue with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying its refusal to do so threatened the cohesion of Southeast Asia.

Clinton, speaking at a regional security forum of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bali, said Myanmar was a major challenge facing the regional grouping and would have to be addressed+++More++News++click