Time to Convene Parliament

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NCGUB PRESS RELEASE				NCGUB PRESS RELEASE

				June 24, 1998
		C O N V E N E    T H E   P A R L I A M E N T!

The leadership of the National League for Democracy on June 23, 1998, has
called on the military junta to convene  the Parliament within 60 days.  As
a party which won the elections by a landslide victory in 1990, the
National League for Democracy has every right to make that  demand.

The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), which is
comprised only of legitimately elected Members of Parliament from the 1990
national elections, completely supports the call by the National League for
Democracy.

The military commanders have publicly said time and again that they are
preparing the country for democracy.  What better way then now to show that
they mean what they say.  The Parliament must be convened immediately and
the people, chosen by the people to speak for them, should be allowed to
decide what is best for the country.

The generals know that they are  in trouble. Foreign exchange reserves have
dwindled to an emergency level; regular importers have been denied foreign
exchange to buy goods; several banks have been ordered closed; investors
are leaving in droves; with the exception of some classes, schools remain
closed to prevent student unrest; border trade is being restricted to
prevent free flow of goods; rice exports have trickled to a new low; and
production has declined drastically.

Conditions today are worse than the situation in 1988 when a nationwide
uprising took place.  The country is on the verge of a massive unrest again
and the offer by the National League for Democracy should be taken as a
blessing for the generals.  If they genuinely have the interest of the
country in mind, the path to choose is clear:  Convene the Parliament and
let the people be the masters of their own destiny!

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