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Subject: [Fwd: Mr.Kosugi rejected the visit to Rangoon]

14-Mar-99, 8:00am (forwarded message)

Schu Sugawara wrote:

> Press Release
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> PD Burma-Japan  Coordinator Schu Sugawara
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> Japan's former Education Minister rejected to visit Burma
>
> A member of PD Burma, Former Minister of Education in Japan, Mr.Taksahi
> Kosugi rejected the visit to Rangoon because of junta's refusal of his
> visit to Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD representatives held in "Guest Houses".
> Mr.Kosugi was chosen as a leader of Diet (Parliament) members delegation to
> Burma. The delegation is going to visit Rangoon from March 21st to 27th to
> research population problem in Burma, sponsored by Myanmar Mother and
> Children Welfare Association (MMCWA) and its Japanese counterparts.
> Mr.Kosugi requested the Government of Burma to guarantee his visit to Aung
> San Suu Kyi and NLD representatives.  Also requested free access by
> reporters during his interviews. But the military junta replied that these
> requests will be accepted in his next visit to Rangoon, and suggested only
> to see military high officials in this time. On March 10th, Mr.Kosugi
> informed the Myanmar Embassy in Japan the rejection of receiving visa grant
> from the military government saying, " The government vows that they are
> respecting democracy, but putting restrictions of the freedom of movement
> on foreign guests contradicts the democracy. There is no reason to visit
> Rangoon under these conditions".
>
> PD Burma-Japan
> Schu Sugawara
> schus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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