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Subject: Re: Reuters-Myanmar junta are not peacekeeper

The Burmese junta recently commented over the East Timor situation, and
it said, "We fully sympathize with our Indonesian brothers."  But the
term that the regime used 'sympathize' made no clear meaning of what
the regime trued to express. In fact, with our common sense, the regime
might try to say that it shared sorrow with the Indonesian regime that
finally to allow a international peacekeeping force and eventually to
give up its colonized territory, East Timor.

One thing certain is that, no matter whether the regime, SPDC, likes it
or not, the generals in Burma cannot walk away from the situation. Why?

Because the latest development shows that the ASEAN's mean them of
'no-interference' is no longer relevant, Thai, Malaysia, Philippine,
Singapore, and even the newest member Cambodia troops are willing to
take part in the peacekeeping force that will in this weekend deplore
in the Timor. 

Again, it is a good step that participating by the ASEAN's member
troops in the international peacekeeping force over one of the ASEAN's
member soil, Indonesia, will definitely enhance greater experience in
the areas of law enforcement and maintaining order for a governmentless
state, Timor,  by exercising with other non-ASEAN member nations and
their troops.

In conclusion, The Burmese generals should keep in mind that Burma's
situation cannot be left out by the UN since the regime turned out the
UN representative, UN Human Right commissioner, who was set to visit to
Burma by the Burmese junta sometimes in this September. Only one way to
enforce the UNGA resolution over the Burma is using the "Stick" in
terms of using the force that the only language the regime understands.
Because the regime is not enjoy eating the carrots offered by the UN,
the regime may delight dealing with the international peacekeeping
force after East Timor.            
       
The Rangoon Post (Washington, DC)

   


--- TIN KYI <tinkyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Myanmar says has no peacekeeping tradition
> 08:00 a.m. Sep 14, 1999 Eastern
> BANGKOK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Military ruled Myanmar
> said on Tuesday it had
> not been approached about participating in a
> peacekeeping force for East
> Timor and had ``no tradition'' in any case of taking
> part in such
> operations.
> 
> Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said on
> Monday Jakarta would welcome
> deployment of a multinational force to troubled East
> Timor and expressed a
> preference for soldiers from the Association of
> South East Asian Nations
> (ASEAN).
> 
> Asked if Myanmar, a fellow member of ASEAN, planned
> to send troops, Yangon's
> Foreign Ministry replied in a faxed statement:
> 
> ``Up to now, Myanmar has not been approached by
> anyone regarding
> participation in the peacekeeping force in East
> Timor. Moreover, Myanmar
> does not have a tradition of contributing troops to
> peacekeeping
> operations.''
> 
> The East Timor crisis and the moves to send a
> peacekeeping force there has
> created a dilemma for the 10-member ASEAN, which has
> long cherished its
> principle of non-interference in another state's
> internal affairs.
> 
> Myanmar, which joined the bloc in 1997 and is widely
> criticised for its
> human rights record and failure to democratise, has
> been an enthusiastic
> advocate of the non-interference policy.
> 
> On Tuesday, Thailand, present holder of the
> revolving ASEAN chairmanship,
> said ASEAN should play a ``very active'' role in the
> East Timor crisis and
> attempt to resolve it on its own.
> 
> Its Deputy Foreign Minister Sukhumbhand Paribatra
> said the issue had been
> ``fully internationalised with the consent of the
> Indonesians'' so
> participation in such a force would not violate
> ASEAN principles.
> 
> ASEAN groups Thailand and Indonesia with Myanmar,
> Laos Cambodia, Vietnam,
> Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines.
> 
> Of these countries, Myanmar has one of the biggest
> armed forces, with an
> estimated 450,000 personnel.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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