EBO Burma News, 10 June 2003
News Summary:
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1. UN envoy calls for release of Aung San
Suu Kyi, new dialogue
2.
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UN envoy calls for release of Aung San Suu
Kyi, new dialogue
release of
her in
Stopping over in
in
casualties in the recent political
violence in
The Malaysian diplomat said he would meet
soon with UN Secretary General
Kofi Annan to deliver a report on his
mission, which culminated in a
last-minute meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.
He stressed that the government "will
have to get her out of protective
custody," and "that also applies
to the other people" detained.
Razali, who was en route to
Changi airport that Aung San Suu Kyi, who
was earlier feared to have been hurt
in the clashes, was in "absolutely
fine spirits."
Earlier in
uninjured. The ruling junta waited until
the final hours of Razali's five-day
mission before giving him permission to
see Aung San Suu Kyi.
He said in
dangers" of the national
reconciliation process being undermined.
"This is a point I made to the government,
I made to Aung San Suu Kyi,"
Razali said.
He said the NLD and the government have to
"get back to discussing things
with each other" and move as
"expeditiously as possible."
"We are prepared to go all the way to
help," he said when asked how far the
UN would go to intervene in
"I am going to see the Secretary
General soon enough. I will talk to him,"
Razali said.
"If they will allow me I would go
back next week but you have to let the
local parties take stock of what has taken
place and build up a reason to come
together again," Razali said.
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leaders had assured him detained
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be
freed as soon as possible.
"I have been given clear assurances by both Secretary Three and
Maung Aye that
they will lift the protective custody on her as soon as possible,"
Razali said in
and Maung Aye is the powerful army commander.
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