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BURMA: ON THE ROAD TO PEACE (REPOST
Subject: BURMA: ON THE ROAD TO PEACE (REPOST)
/* Written 17 July 6:00am 1995 by DRUNOO@xxxxxxxxxxxx(DR U NE OO) in igc:reg.burma */
/* ----------------" BURMA: On the road to peace "------------------ */
The unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 10 July by the Burmese
military authorities been most welcomed news for Burmese people throughout
the world and international community. The release not only raises hope for
the democracy in Burma,it also opens the opportunity to peacefully settle
Burma's the political problems. Hopes are high for all the ethnic
minorities of Burma for national reconciliations.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi immediately after her release assures that the
national reconciliation will be her priority in the near future. In this
regards, she will continue to receive moral as well as professional
supports from us. Burma's problems have been most complex and serious at all
time. Therefore the democratic forces must be able to make decisions in
the time of a necessity. Furthermore, strict adherence to the principal
objectives of establishing a democratic government and that of the federal
union by all groups concerned are most vital elements for building a
unified movement.
Non-partisan support
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>From a non-partisan's view of the current situation, the improvement of
humanitarian situation for Burmese people and the problems of refugees are
the priority issues. We have made no secret of the fact that the return of
refugees to their home land is important and therefore improvement to the
human rights situation had been requested from all parties to the conflicts.
Measures are being taken in regards to this matter. We are however very
much in the hope that, with the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the SLORC
will become more cooperative in resolving these matters.
The first priority must be given to implement the ceasefire between ethnic
minorities and Burmese army. We are hoping that the political settlement
through dialogue can now be made as Aung San Suu Kyi been released. As soon
as the Federal solution for Burma is secured,i.e. a guarantee through U.N.
for a future Federal constitution being made, the ethnic rebels should
consider to renounce the armed struggle. This will be most hardest part of
the decision that is to be made by the democratic forces.
Although Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of the pro-democracy forces,
one should not always expecting her to make decision for us.The pro-democracy
forces must firstly put forward their views and resolutions for consultations
by all parties involved and make own initiatives to implement such
resolution. It is as a matter of sharing responsibility in making decisions.
The issue of Federal Union
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Because of historical complexity of ethnic minority issues, the ethnic
leaders need to demonstrate that their primary objectives are
establishment of Federal Union and not of the secession from the Union. It
must always bear in mind about the current political climate and must be
able to make judgement on the appropriateness of their objectives. Failure
to do so will amounts to an obstacle to the overall peace settlements and
will also become danger to the democratization process.
In tackling the issue of the Federal Union for Burma, we 'expect' the
concerned parties from both side of politics to make a sincere cooperation
and approach constructively to this issue. Our ethnic minorities have been
in long struggle for the equal rights as for Burmans. The Burmans must
simply respect the aspirations of the ethnic minorities. It is unacceptable
to simply to find the weakness of the ethnic minorities and destroy their
aspirations.
It has been our good intention which apparently shared by the
international community that the stability in Burma should be maintained at
the same time steady progress towards establishment of democratic government
be made. These objectives could only be achieved when all parties to the
conflict putting aside their own interests and working towards genuine
national reconciliation.
Humanitarian assistance
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Some of the ethnic leaders may have particular concerns on the humanitarian
assistance for their own people. There have never been any intention of
excluding such an assistance to any of minority groups. The reason has been
a lack of information from some ethnic groups. Because of the Federal issue
has been so sensitive politically in Burma, we have to rely primarily on
well-established &connected groups such as Karen National Union for
formulation of strategy. There is no cause for anxiety in regards to such
assistance: all the people of Burma certainly deserve assistance. We
still need to do much lobbying to get such assistance from U.N. and the
governments.
/* Endreport */