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In meetings on Tuesday in Malaysia and Singapore before touching down in this oil-producing sultanate for two days of talks with members of the Association of South East Asian Nations, Powell said he repeatedly raised the issue. " We still believe strongly in human rights, and that everything we do has to be consistent with universal standards of human rights, " he said.
In meetings and talks with members of the Association of South East Asian Nations, Powell said he raised the issue. " We still believe strongly in human rights, and that everything we do has to be consistent with universal standards of human rights, " he said.