Monday, October 8, 2007

India favours release of Suu Kyi

"The government of India believes that the release of Aung San Suu Kyi would be helpful in terms of the process of democratization and that she can contribute to the emergence of Myanmar as a democratic country," said Swashpawan Singh, India's envoy to the council.

Myanmar as a "close and friendly neighbor" with whom India shares "links of geography, culture, history and religion."Mr Singh further added that the crackdown on Buddhist monks on peaceful protesters a matter of concern.

The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh has told the Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that India favors an early release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and desires a fast return to peace in Burma.

"The release of Aung San Suu Kyi would be helpful in terms of the process of democratization of Burma," Prime Minister Singh told the visiting President of Philippines while dwelling on the on going crisis in Burma.

The Philippines President who called on Dr. Singh on Friday held a brief discussion on the current political imbroglioin Burma,PMO sources said.

India has always stood for the release of Suu Kyi and had awarded her the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding
in 1993.

After which, India had refrained from making the issue of the release of Suu Kyi central to its diplomatic relations with the military junta in view of its growing economic ties with Burma.

However, India has finally publicly appealed for the release of Suu Kyi at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) debate on Myanmar on October 2.

India is waiting and watching the situation in Myanmar and as its close neighbour wants to have cordial relation with the government as interference in their governance community is not order of the day.

Malaysia has urged the Burmese military to drop preconditions for talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032291.stm

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