UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Southeast Asian nations expressed "revulsion'' to Myanmar's foreign minister at the violent repression of demonstrations and strongly urged the military government "to exercise utmost restraint and seek a political solution.''
A statement issued Thursday after a foreign ministers meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said the ministers "were appalled to receive reports of automatic weapons being used and demanded that the Myanmar government immediately desist from the use of violence against demonstrators.''