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Asian, European Ministers express concern over Suu Kyi |
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by Mungpi
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009 23:26 |
New Delhi (Mizzima) - Foreign Ministers from Asia and Europe on Tuesday concluded a two-day meeting in Hanoi with a statement calling on Burma’s military government to release political prisoners, even as the regime conducts a trial against opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
The chair’s statement said Ministers had discussions and exchanged views on the recent developments relating to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and “called for the early release of those under detention and the lifting of restrictions placed on political parties.”
The Foreign Ministers, in their statement, also called on the Burmese government to prepare and conduct the election slated for 2010 in a “free and fair manner.”
The Ministers, however, reaffirmed the “sovereignty and territorial integrity of Myanmar [Burma] and in that context, reiterated that the future of Myanmar [Burma] lies in the hands of all its people.”
The Foreign Ministers, during the two-day meeting, were also briefed by Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win on recent developments regarding the junta’s planned roadmap to democracy.
On Tuesday, Burmese authorities read out an order lifting the house detention restrictions on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. However, she remains under detention inside Insein Prison as she is currently facing a trial under charges of breaching her detention law.
The Foreign Ministers also encouraged the Burmese regime to engage “all stakeholders in an inclusive process in order to achieve national reconciliation and economic and social development.”
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