东南亚国家领导人呼吁，在缅甸举行具有历史意义的议会补选后，提早解除对缅甸的经济制裁。昂山素季所属的民主运动在这次补选中大获全胜。去年东盟主席国印度尼西亚的外交部长马蒂星期二在柬埔寨金边举行的东盟峰会上发出呼吁。
东盟本届主席国柬埔寨的外长贺南洪也敦促国际社会在缅甸议会补选后考虑解除制裁。此次补选角逐的44个席位中至少有40席被缅甸全国民主联盟赢得。该团体的领导人、长期以来的政治犯昂山素季将首次进入议会。昂山素季星期一说，她希望补选结果将标志缅甸新时代的开始。
Southeast Asian leaders are calling for an early lifting of economic sanctions on Burma following historic by-elections in which Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement won a sweeping victory. Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa of Indonesia, last year's chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, issued the call Tuesday during an ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong of Cambodia, the current ASEAN chair, also urged the international community to consider lifting sanctions after the Burmese by-elections in which at least 40 of 44 contested seats were won by the National League for Democracy. The group's leader, long-time political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, who will enter parliament for the first time, said Monday she hoped the result will mark the beginning of a new era for Burma.