(L-R) Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi , Laos Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and other officials talk before starting an informal working dinner at the 13th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore November 19, 2007. The United States criticised the ASEAN group of Southeast Asian nations on Monday over its handling of military-ruled Myanmar as the group prepared to sign a charter that calls for respect of democracy and human rights. REUTERS/Rolex Dela Pena/Pool (SINGAPORE)