Europe wants Burma to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Britain has expressed concerns about Burma's attendance because of its poor human rights record.

EU foreign ministers meeting in the Netherlands on Friday are set to discuss a compromise solution.

Some EU partners are reported to be worried that the issue could risk the bloc's ties with East Asia.

The Burmese government's statement came just hours before the EU meeting in the Netherlands.

"Many in Europe believe that Britain's extremely negative attitude of 'Britain knows best policy' towards Myanmar [Burma] and unfair practices towards Asean [Association of South East Asian Nations] are jeopardising the goodwill of the entire continent," it said.

I think a formula will be found so that the meeting will take place Javier Solana, EU foreign policy head

"Myanmar therefore urges Britain to abandon its miscalculated attempt to destabilise its former colony and honour the independence and sovereign rights granted to her in 1948," the statement said.

In an apparent reference to detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whom the international community want released, it said that Britain should "focus on the entire population of Myanmar instead of a single individual".

The statement however made no specific reference to the 8-9 October Asem summit in Hanoi.

Former Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van den Broek was set to propose a compromise deal to the meeting in the Netherlands.

This would allow Burma to attend the summit, but at a lower status than other nations.

The Asem forum is due to bring together the EU, seven members of Asean, as well as China, Japan and South Korea.