What ASEAN says or does not say will not change things immediately. Cynics might add that even if Aung San Suu Kyi is pardoned, she may yet still be detained on political grounds or face other barriers aimed at preventing her from competing in the elections promised in Myanmar for 2010.
无论是东盟的公开言论还是潜台词都不会立即带来变化。愤世嫉俗者可能还要加上一句，即使昂山素姬真的被赦免，她可能仍然出于政治原因而遭到扣押，或者面临着其他种种障碍，其目的就是阻止她参与定于2010年举行的缅甸大选。