在近邻方面，东盟最近决定将2014年的主席国地位授予缅甸，这表明邻国也渴望缅甸完全融入亚洲的日渐繁荣。
Closer to home, ASEAN’s recent decision to give Burma a chance to chair the organization in 2014 underscores its neighbors’ desire for the country’s full participation in Asia’s growing prosperity.