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Myanmar Emphasizes on United Nation



Subject: Myanmar Emphasizes on United Nations' Role  

               Asia:Myanmar

               Myanmar Emphasizes on United
               Nations' Role

               Xinhua
               24-OCT-98

               YANGON (Oct. 24) XINHUA - Myanmar has said that there is no
               organization in the world better suited to promoting
economic and social
               progress than the United Nations (U.N.). 

               The remarks were made by Chairman of the Myanmar State Peace
and
               Development Council Senior General Than Shwe in his message,
which was
               read by Myanmar Foreign Minister U Ohn Gyaw at a ceremony to
               commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the U.N. day here
Saturday. 

               The message said it is crucially important for the nations
of the world to follow
               the path of sustainable development, adding that the
prospect for sustainable
               development in today's world has been affected not only by
the current
               economic crisis facing a number of countries, but also by
the rapid and
               continuous degradation and dwindling of the natural resource
base around the
               globe. 

               In regard of human rights, the message said: "we are of the
view that accepted
               norms of human rights should be promoted through cooperation
and consensus
               building." 

               "Our concept of human rights is based on our own values,
traditions and
               cultures. We believe that the right to development, the
right to decent food,
               clothing and shelter, the right to live peacefully and in
security are of paramount
               importance for the developing countries like Myanmar," it
said. 

               Myanmar has been a U.N. member since April 1948. 





                                                   

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