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Subject: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STATEMENT (mad cows disease, part 3)

Burma Centrum Netherlands News (BCNN)

DUTCH GOVERNMENT CONDEMS ARRESTS

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government is strongly protesting to SLORC about the 
wave of arrests. "Slorc should have a dialogue with the democratic 
opposition. This to work co-operate to solve the current deadlock, that will 
bring Burma peace and stability that it deserves."
The Dutch statement is the next in a series of statements of the member 
states of the European Union. Sofar the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy 
have issued condemnations of the arrests.

The Dutch statement came late. Over the weekend just before the 
NLD-congress, the Dutch government did not take a bilateral position. 
Instead officials from the Dutch Foreign Ministry pointed to the statement 
from the EU, that would be read to the SLORC in Rangoon by the Italian 
Embassador.
On monday morning May 27th, it became clear to the Dutch government that 
there was no statement by the EU. The EU-statement had been veto-ed by the 
British, angry over the import ban on British Beef.
Later on Monday, the Dutch government released its own statement. 
(Full translated text included below this news-message)

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Full text of the Dutch statement:

Statement of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original in Dutch): 
SITUATION IN MYANMAR/DUTCH POSITION.

The Hague, May 27, 1996.
The Dutch government is very worried on the latest developments in Myanmar 
(Burma). It protests strongly to the local autorities against the wave of 
arrests among the followers of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The 
NLD has in spite of that started her congress on the 26th of May.

The government calls on the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) 
to immediately release those arrested and to start a dialogue with the 
democratic opposition. This in order to together to work on a solution to 
the current deadlock, which should bring the peace and stability which it 
deserves.

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BCN is onafhankelijke stichting. Doel: Nederlandse samenleving informeren 
over Burma. Het initieert en co-ordineert aktiviteiten die democratisering 
en duurzame ontwikkeling bevorderen. Het geeft een positieve bijdrage aan 
een constructieve dialoog tussen de diverse groeperingen.

BCN
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THE NETHERLANDS
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http://danet.wicip.org/fbc/freeburma.html