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Chair's Statement of the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting
"12. Leaders exchanged views on developments in Myanmar. They expressed their unanimous support for the good offices role of the UN Secretary General. The Leaders acknowledged the progress achieved in assisting the post-Nargis relief work by the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) comprising Myanmar, the UN and ASEAN, and the assistance provided by the international community to those in need. They expressed the support to the United Nations to continue to play a constructive role and to the ASEAN-led mechanism to continue its good performance in coordinating the ongoing relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar. The Leaders took note of the briefing by Myanmar on the recent developments and prospects. They noted the recent visit to Myanmar last August by the UN Secretary-General Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari and supported the UN to continue its good offices efforts, and they encouraged the Myanmar Government to conduct closer cooperation with the UN. They also encouraged the Myanmar government to engage all stakeholders in an inclusive political process in order to achieve national reconciliation and economic and social development. In this regard, they called for the lifting of restrictions placed on political parties and early further release of those under detention."
News from Burmese Media
- The Irrawaddy: Checkpoints, Barricades Removed from in Front of Suu Kyi’s Home
- Democratic Voice of Burma: UN rights envoy calls for tangible progress before 2010
- The Irrawaddy: Burma's FM Makes First Visit to North Korea in 25 years
- Independent Mon News Agency: Farmers in Pegu Division struggling after regime sets artificially low paddy prices
- Mizzima News: Four NLD prisoners moved to Insein 'dog cell'
- The Irrawaddy: Cost of Burmese Lottery Ticket to Double
- Mizzima News: Storm rumor reignites fear in Burma
- Kachin News Group: Fire at Phakant in Burma's jade mining area destroys several houses
- Mizzima News: Burma's mining industry in doldrums
- Mizzima News: Junta fine-tunes logistics of censorship
- The Irrawaddy: Glaucoma Sufferers Treated at Mae Sot Clinic
News from Regional/International Media
- Xinhua Online: Myanmar top leader meets Chinese PLA vice chief-of-staff
- New Europe: Chinese firm accused of contamination in Myanmar
- New Kerala: India and Myanmar to boost trade: Minister
- Mathaba: Myanmar discovers sunken vessels from World War II
Opinion/Other
- UPI Asia Online: Will civil strife recur in Burma? [Commentary] - Zin Linn
- The Guardian: Don't defend the junta [Commentary] - Benedict Rogers
- Inter Press Service: No Mercy For Women Political Activists - Marwaan Macan-Markar
- Washington Post: On Burma, A Phony Realism - Fred Hiatt
- New Statesman: Burma's bloody trade - Rajeshree Sisodia
Statement/Press Release
- National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma: Credibility on the Line: Burma's opposition calls for firmer commitments to democracy
- Human Rights Watch: Burma: US Consumers Should Avoid Banned Gems
- Burma Campaign UK: Kachin Schoolgirl Rape and Murder – 3 Months Later, No Arrests, No Justice
- Burma Campaign UK: East and West Unite For First Time Demanding Burma Prisoner Release – ASEM Summit
- Women's League of Burma: CEDAW shadow report reveals systemic gender discrimination in Burma
Report/Briefer
- Shan Herald Agency for News: SHRF Monthly Report - October 2008
- Burma Issues: BI Weekly Archive Issue #361
Women's League of Burma: In the Shadow of the Junta [CEDAW Shadow Report by Women of Burma]
Interview
- Mizzima News: Labor camp escapee tells of harrowing tale [An interview with a Rangoon monk U Pyinyarthiri]
Event
- Book Launch (Burma's CEDAW Shadow Report) (Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 27) ... Details »»»
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