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By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE(Reuters) - The progress by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Myanmar has not been as effective as hoped, Singapore s foreign minister said in an interview. The United Nations and many countries have urged ASEAN, whose 10 members include Myanmar, to restore stability through diplomacy. (ASEAN is) not as effective or as quick as we would have hoped for. But this is a difficult situation, Vivian Balakrishnan told Reuters. In April, ASEAN announced a five-point consensus aimed at resolving the crisis. As part of those efforts, the bloc appointed Brunei s second minister for foreign affairs as special envoy to Myanmar in early August. Balakrishnan said he hoped there would be progress to report on the envoy s visit before the ASEAN leaders summit in November. But he cautioned that the military had to grant the envoy access to all stakeholders for the visit to be meaningful. The key litmus test now will be how they engage with our special

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