ASEAN summit begins with Myanmar likely to dominate agenda; ‘little progress expected’


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PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations began an annual summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by Myanmar's escalating violence and political gridlock, with increasingly frustrated members of the group struggling to get the country's junta to comply with an agreed peace plan. Several representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have blamed Myanmar's military rulers for failing to implement a peace plan agreed jointly last year, which includes ending hostilities and allowing access for a special envoy and aid. Cambodian Prime Minister and ASEAN host Hun Sen addressed Friday's opening...