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Interpol-Myanmar-Whose decision?



Subject: Re: Interpol-Myanmar-Whose decision?



We have all followed developments relating to the upcoming Interpol 
conference in Rangoon and have accepted as 'fait accompli' that it is 
going to be held there. 
What interests me , and the fact that no information has been 
volunteered till date , is that, who are the people responsible for 
deciding the present venue. Even the host nation of Interpol , France is 
boycotting the meeting so it can be assumed there has been no government 
influence at all. 
Although it is well known that the Interpol runs independently, there 
surely must be a director or board responsible for the choice of Rangoon 
as the venue of the conference. What prompted their decision.How is 
justified. What are their connections to the military junta in Burma. 
I do not think one just suddenly decides , "Hey , how about Rangoon this 
year". There must have been a lot of orchestration.

I would greatly appreciate anyone who is privy to this information, to 
share it with us. That to me is just as important as knowing who is 
supporting and boycotting the meeting.

Mark my words. If Interpol thinks getting Rangoon involved will bring 
about a change of heart and attitude in the junta, just look at what 
ASEAN achieved upon accepting Burma with open arms. They are probably 
kicking themselves now in having underestimated the the resilience or 
resistance of the Burmese junta and over estimating their ability to " 
constructively engage " Burma. Note , how this word is hardly used 
nowadays in SEA.

S Cabaret
>Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 01:38:42 +0900
>From: "TIN KYI" <tinkyi@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: U.S., others neglecting drugs war duties -Myanmar
>To: <burmanet-l@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>U.S., others neglecting drugs war duties -Myanmar
>04:20 a.m. Feb 19, 1999 Eastern
>SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Myanmar's Foreign Minister Win Aung 
accused
>the United States and many European nations on Friday of neglecting 
their
>role in battling drugs by boycotting an Interpol anti-narcotics meeting 
to
>be held in Yangon.
>
>``By not coming and participating in (the meeting) they are neglecting 
their
>responsibilities...to humankind,'' Win Aung told Reuters in an 
interview.
>
>``We are doing this not for the public relations, we are doing it with 
the
>collaboration of Interpol to fight against the menace of the drug 
trade,''
>he said.
>
>The United States said last week it would not attend the meeting 
because it

>believed Myanmar's military government might use the event to give a 
false
>impression of its drug suppression efforts.
>
>Britain, France, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway have joined the 
United
>States in boycotting the conference, scheduled for February 23-26.
>
>Australia, Austria, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines,
>Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Thailand, among others, have 
said
>they will attend the meeting.
>
>Many diplomats have been shocked by Interpol's choice of venue for the
>conference as Myanmar is one of the world's leading producers of 
heroin.
>
>Washington said Yangon's counter-narcotics efforts were improving but
>remained ``far from what is necessary.''
>
>Overseas officials working to stem a flood of drugs from Myanmar's
>refineries have expressed doubts about the government's commitment to 
wiping
>out the narcotics industry in the country.
>
>Win Aung, in Singapore on a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia, said 
Myanmar
>was serious about eradicating drugs and would destroy all poppy 
plantations
>by 2014.
>
>``We are seriously doing this, we have the political will to do that, 
we
>have strong determination to do that. We are achieving this 
gradually,'' he
>said.
>
>


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