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Myanmar voices commitment to continue cooperation with UN

Published: 13/07/2009 05:00

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Myanmar on Monday voiced its commitment to continue cooperation with the United Nations, but warns against any UN Security Council action on the Asian nation.

An open Security Council meeting on Myanmar is held at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, July 13, 2009. China is opposed to putting the Myanmar question on the UN Security Council agenda and is against isolating and sanctioning against the country, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN Liu Zhenmin said here on Monday, stressing the events that happened inside Myanmar were its internal affairs. (Xinhua/Gu Xinrong)

The statement came as U Than Swe, the Myanmar permanent representative to the United Nations, was speaking at an open Security Council meeting to hear the briefing by UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on his visit to Myanmar early this month.

The Myanmese UN ambassador, while taking the floor at the Council meeting, reiterated his country’s “commitment to continue cooperation with the United Nations and the good offices role by the secretary-general.”

“The continued support, understanding and cooperation of the United Nations and the international community will best assist our endeavors of establishing a democratic nation,” he said.

During the secretary-general’s recent visit to Myanmar, the second in just over a year, “we have done our utmost to accommodate the requests made by (the) secretary-general except the meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,” he said.

“It is an established protocol practice that our head of state receives foreign dignitaries only once during their visits,” he said. “However, at the request of the secretary-general, Senior General Than Shwe received (the) secretary-general twice.”

“During their meetings, (the) secretary-general expressed the views of the United Nations and the international community,” he said. “Likewise, Senior General Than Shwe thoroughly explained the development of Myanmar’s political process and highlighted the two most important priorities of the government at this moment, i.e. to hand over State power to a civilian government after the 2010 general elections and to lay down a good foundation for future social-economic development.”

“He also assured that 2010 general elections will be free, fair, and credible and will arrange for participation of all citizens,” he said.

“With regard to the success of the visit, (the) Myanmar government intends to implement all appropriate recommendations that (the) secretary-general had proposed,” he said.

“At the request of the secretary-general, the Myanmar government is processing to grant amnesty to prisoners on humanitarian ground and with a view to enabling them to participate in the 2010 general elections,” he said.

“Myanmar today is steadfastly proceeding on its chosen path to democracy,” he said. “The challenges faced by Myanmar are complex and multifaceted.”

“We are making significant strides in national reconciliation and democratization process,” he said. “Therefore, Myanmar is almost in the final stage of achieving our ultimate goal. Myanmar is not a threat to international peace and security, so no Security Council action is warranted.”

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