This was guff.Viewed most cynically, Myanmar's accession was part of a bid by ASEAN members to secure access to the country's rich resources: timber, oil, gas and minerals.
Chinese investment is pouring in to secure access to raw materials needed for China's turbocharged economy.
They were soon released, but Levidis says volunteers still struggle to secure access to the materials.
The contest among importers to secure access to oil supplies has become fierce.
And so India has been making plans without Bangladesh to secure access to its landlocked north-eastern states, via Myanmar.
In many species, males show discontinuous variation in the behavior they employ to secure access to mating partners.
Prosecutors failed to secure access to crucial evidence from police records, which in some cases had been "lost".
The police operation was designed to secure access to fuel stocks to ease critical shortages, the authorities said.
More important, the issuance was almost three times oversubscribed, as investors clamored to secure access to the relatively risky bonds.
Rights-based approaches make it possible for people to secure access to natural resources for sustainable livelihoods.
"They won't meet anyone," said a Kurdish official who tried to secure access to the company for the Guardian.
