By KER MUNTHIT
AP
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Myanmar's ruling military junta must release detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi if it is serious about making the democratic reforms demanded by the international community, a U.N. envoy said Friday (30 Nov).
The envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, made the comments at the end of a two-day visit to Cambodia, shortly after Myanmar Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Thein Sein arrived in the country. The two did not cross paths and officials said the timing of the visits was coincidental.
Gambari also said he will return to Myanmar next month on his third mission to nudge the junta toward reconciliation talks with the opposition since the government's September crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
The United Nations has repeatedly called for the release of Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate under detention for 12 of the past 18 years, and for the junta to hold reconciliation talks with her opposition party.
"Now we are saying very clearly that if Aung San Suu Kyi is to become part of the solution and a partner in dialogue, then it is very essential that she should be released from detention," Gambari told reporters.
He urged the junta to halt its ongoing arrests of people who participated in the September protests.
"Any further arrests of people will run counter to the spirit of national reconciliation and ... to the efforts to promote dialogue between the opposition and the government," he said.
Amnesty International says several dissidents and Buddhist monks were arrested this month, despite assurances from the junta that arrests have stopped.
Myanmar sparked global outrage in September when the junta crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, killing at least 15 people. Nearly 3,000 were arrested, although the military insists most have been released.
Gambari's visit is part of a tour through Southeast Asia to encourage Myanmar's neighbors to play a bigger role in resolving the crisis.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Friday that his country supports the "steps taken by Myanmar in cooperation with the United Nations to seek reconciliation and democracy in Myanmar."
Cambodia has ruled out supporting sanctions against the junta.
"We should not talk about sanctions, but we'd better talk about how to take the momentum forward and prevent the situation from sliding backward," Hor Namhong said earlier.
Gambari, who met with Hor Namhong on Thursday (29 Nov), said the two agreed the "best way to avoid sanctions or more sanctions is actually more cooperation by the government of Myanmar with the United Nations, not less."
The U.N. envoy visited Vietnam earlier this week and is to travel to Laos after leaving Cambodia.
The envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, made the comments at the end of a two-day visit to Cambodia, shortly after Myanmar Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Thein Sein arrived in the country. The two did not cross paths and officials said the timing of the visits was coincidental.
Gambari also said he will return to Myanmar next month on his third mission to nudge the junta toward reconciliation talks with the opposition since the government's September crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
The United Nations has repeatedly called for the release of Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate under detention for 12 of the past 18 years, and for the junta to hold reconciliation talks with her opposition party.
"Now we are saying very clearly that if Aung San Suu Kyi is to become part of the solution and a partner in dialogue, then it is very essential that she should be released from detention," Gambari told reporters.
He urged the junta to halt its ongoing arrests of people who participated in the September protests.
"Any further arrests of people will run counter to the spirit of national reconciliation and ... to the efforts to promote dialogue between the opposition and the government," he said.
Amnesty International says several dissidents and Buddhist monks were arrested this month, despite assurances from the junta that arrests have stopped.
Myanmar sparked global outrage in September when the junta crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, killing at least 15 people. Nearly 3,000 were arrested, although the military insists most have been released.
Gambari's visit is part of a tour through Southeast Asia to encourage Myanmar's neighbors to play a bigger role in resolving the crisis.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Friday that his country supports the "steps taken by Myanmar in cooperation with the United Nations to seek reconciliation and democracy in Myanmar."
Cambodia has ruled out supporting sanctions against the junta.
"We should not talk about sanctions, but we'd better talk about how to take the momentum forward and prevent the situation from sliding backward," Hor Namhong said earlier.
Gambari, who met with Hor Namhong on Thursday (29 Nov), said the two agreed the "best way to avoid sanctions or more sanctions is actually more cooperation by the government of Myanmar with the United Nations, not less."
The U.N. envoy visited Vietnam earlier this week and is to travel to Laos after leaving Cambodia.
27 comments:
Aung San Suu Kyi is not detained by the government. They just don't want her to interfered with the government business. She's as free as any other Burmese citizen as far as I can see.
Yes, she reminds me of loser Rainsy. What do these two have in common? T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
MOI
You guys are in TROUBLE. With the current goven't, sooner or later our beloved country would belong to Yuon. Are you blind, don't you? Illegal Yuon immegrants are flowing daily daily as CPP/Hun Sen agreement in 1985 and 2005.
Mo
Yes, they both obsessed with westerner ideology. If given a chance, they will wipe out beloved Asian culture within a few short years.
Moreover, she's one step deeper into westerner than Frainsy. That is she married to a white Oxford professors while she attended the School and have two white kids; however, unfortunately, the professors died of cancer later on. I feel so sorry for her.
I can't imagine having her leading Burma. The best I can do is to give her deputy minister position. He does have a lot more hand on experiences in politic than Frainsy. She was a Burma Ambassador to India in the old days. Thus, with her Oxford Education, she's fully qualified to run a country, but not Asian country, regretfully.
It is just not right. The Burmese have lost many life to gain independent for the UK, and only to have someone with UK ideology to lead Burma? You figure that out, 5:40?
So when will yuon take over Cambodia, 6:45? Furthermore, what are they planning to do with the Khmer people afterward.
MOI sucks big time.
I am MOI. I am the CPP's mercenary/Bullshitter. I MOI suck big time!
7: 09,
The action has shown us. For example, Yuon has the right to order Hen Sen govern't to defrock and sent to be jailed in Yuon, illegal immegrant yuons are freely flowing to Cambodia. In markets, even fish sellers, most of them are Yuons, and so on.......
this ah moi will talk to his death and still talking.
10:12 PM:
MOI is a man of integrity and a man of intelligence, and a man of information!
MOI
MOI, Wrong information. You are talking and will never wake up.
I am a Burmese citizen. Many years ago, my President was kidnapped by drug dealers, thieves, and murderers.
These muderers who took over the country in the absense of my president are supported by countries surrounding them.
I am requesting the United Nations , ASEAN and anyone else who can hear me to come here and help free my country. Please.
Oh you mean free Burma so that you can you can give it back to the west, is that it, 10:58?
hey ah moi, i know you can run your mouth and it amounts to nonsense. it seems like you are another total blind like your prime minister. if cambodia is as great as you say, the world will not be complaining. only those suckers like you benefit from this leeching government think cambodia is great. if you get yourself out from your oblivious pond you will understand there are a whole new world out there. one reason is that your narrow mind only think about yourself and your own group of people disregarding the rest of cambodians are struggling to make each day. this world is not just for you and your fucking cpp people. if you open your eyes wide you will see...
MOI is the man that has no face and fame,because this man Not a pure Cambodian he just Hun Sen mouth pieces DEATH TO MOI & HIS BOSS
MOI is a piece of shit,he will do anything for youn,his mother was raped in early 1970 and his off spring came out why his brain is working for youn,the man who die with no fame
I decided to create a special
e-mail address; especially for all KI clients who are fearless will balls of steel to drop me your ideas and suggestions on how to improve our country’s economy for our next generation.
Of course CPP members are always welcome.
Here’s my address:
moicpp2008@yahoo.com
CPP 2008!
Anti-KI clients,
MOI
Perhaps some of the KI clients' need to be washed with soap for that profanity that's coming out from that stinking mouth.
The truth of the matter is you will never have a plausible debate or discussion here,because these people have problems with their mouth. That's why I decided to treat them like dirt.
MOI
hey ah moi, i know you can run your mouth and it amounts to nonsense. it seems like you are another total blind like your prime minister. if cambodia is as great as you say, the world will not be complaining. only those suckers like you benefit from this leeching government think cambodia is great. if you get yourself out from your oblivious pond you will understand there are a whole new world out there. one reason is that your narrow mind only think about yourself and your own group of people disregarding the rest of cambodians are struggling to make each day. this world is not just for you and your fucking cpp people. if you open your eyes wide you will see...
get it ah moi?
6:25, stop dreaming. There is no world complaint about Cambodia. Everyone is hailing us for the miracle work that we did for our country.
DO NOT respond to MOI comments. Everyone needs to apply an Extinction principle here, a negative feedback, and in order to bend the Toddler behaviors one needs to Ignored/Timed out.
Restraint/Refraint from Reinforcing his behavior!
Good, who would want you see your ugly face here anyway.
[khmer uniccode] For You Viet troller and this Yuon's mercenarybullshitter named MOI aka "Multiple Orgamsms Instantly":
មិនយូរមិនឆាប់ពួកអាខ្ញុំយួនផុតពូជឯង នឹងត្រូវខ្មែរ ស្នេហាជាតិ សម្លាប់ ឲ្យស្លាប់តែហោងផុតពូជមិនខាន។
ពីខ្មែរស្នហាជាតិទាំងអស់នៅលើ KI-MEDIA.
I bet you don't. The rest yes.
Mr. Kong Hean et al,
Those are from the same Viet troller that pretends to be khmer and speaking for Khmer. And most recently, she revealed herself as MOI - We like to refer to her as "Multiple Orgasms Instantly" while she's calling herself "Man of Integrity". She is going back and forth between being anonymous and MOI...KI-Media readers already opt to ignore this leech/parasite Viet troller because we all know full well that SHE cannot influence anybody with her trash writings...Need we say more?
Sincerely yours,
KI-Media readers
if this person so called ah moi is a woman. i personally would love to give her a try of my dick. maybe she will change her mind. she certainly lost in hole of cpp - corrupt power party.
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