ASEAN struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict

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JAKARTA, July 13 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries struggling for unity on how to achieve peace in Myanmar were expected on Thursday to release a statement on their deliberations at a conference this week, with little sign of progress on their conflict-ridden neighbour. The 10-member Association for Southeast Asian Nations, which includes Myanmar, has been trying to press its ruling generals to implement a five-point peace plan agreed with the junta shortly after a coup in early 2001. But Myanmar's military has paid little more than lip service to the ASEAN plan, which includes a halt to violence and negotiations...