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Information Sheet No. A-0130(I/L)



                 Information Sheet
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No. A-0130(I/L)				 Date.18-9-97

(1)		Trading Arms for Peace

		(A)	On 16 September a group of (40) armed insurgent led by Soe Way of the
Myeik Township Burma Communist Party traded arms for peace at Taninthayee
Division. They also brought (268) family members with them.

		(B)	From 3 to 5 September 12 members of the Kayin National Union along with
(42) family members traded arms for peace in Kayin State, it is learnt.

(2)		Press Release of Myanmar Embassy in Washington D.C.


             PRESS RELEASE (17 September 1997)

              EMBASSY OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR 
2300  S  STREET, NW,  WASHINGTON,  DC 200084089
          TEL: (202) 332 9044 FAX: (202) 332 9046
    
THE  NATIONAL  LEAGUE  FOR  DEMOCRACY (NLD) BALKS, STAYS AWAY  FROM  TALKS

	Tuesday in Yangon, the second round of meetings between the officials of the
State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) and representatives of the
National League for Democracy (NLD) was abruptly cancelled as Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi vetoed it despite the earlier acceptance by the NLD Chairman.

	The NLD Chairman, U Aung Shwe and two Central Executive Committee members
had earlier enthusiastically welcomed the opportunity to meet for the second
time with Lt-Gen. Khin Nyunt, Secretary(1) of the SLORC and other senior
officials to discuss matters of national interest and to exchange views. 

	At the appointed time on Tuesday (9 a.m. Yangon Time) Secretary(1) of the
SLORC, the Chairman of the National Convention Convening Committee and
Minister for Religious Affairs together with other senior officials awaited
the arrival of the NLD Chairman and his colleagues at the venue of the
meeting. At the last minute, word was sent through a liaison officer that the
NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe had decided not to come as he was "not at liberty"
to hold discussions with the government without the participation of Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi, the General Secretary of the NLD.

	It is regrettable that the positive response of the NLD Chairman and other
Central Executive Committee members was short-lived. The NLD which had been
clamouring for a dialogue has now decided to spurn the magnanimous gesture of
the government, solely because Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains obdurate and
inflexible.

	Who indeed is obstructing the national task of rebuilding a united and
prosperous nation?

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