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APEC: Burma comes in for criticism
- Subject: APEC: Burma comes in for criticism
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:03:00
Headlines
APEC: Burma comes in
for criticism
KUALA LUMPUR -- The United States
circulated a draft at the Apec meeting here
yesterday condemning the human-rights
situation in Burma and called for support
from the members.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Kobsak
Chutikul said that the Thai delegation had
received a draft and was studying the text.
He quoted Surin as saying that the situation
in Burma should be considered within the
framework of the United Nations. Thailand
prefers the UN approach and supported the
recent visit of UN special representative,
Avaro de Soto, to Burma. The UN General
Assembly is expected to deliberate on the
situation in Burma soon.
During de Soto's visit last month to Burma
he met leaders from the military junta as
well as opposition leaders and discussed
the possibility of UN-related agencies
extending assistance in exchange for
political reforms.
The spokesman said Burma had not yet
joined Apec, so it was not appropriate to
discuss the situation during the Kuala
Lumpur summit.
The Nation