"“The objective of the protocol is to protect children from being recruited and used in armed conflicts. It is a very important international protocol in protecting children’s rights,” he said. In ratifying it, Myanmar would promise to protect children’s rights during armed conflicts in accordance with international law, he said. “By entering into this protocol, we can promote Myanmar’s image in the international community, and it will help us remove our country’s name from the list of those that use child soldiers,” he said. It would also protect citizenship rights. “We will have to implement legal arrangements and other plans, and educate children and other underage people about this,” he said. He also said that appropriate plans are needed to release those children forcibly recruited as soldiers, he said. “Appropriate support is needed for the physical and mental rehabilitation and re-entry into society of the released children,” said U Kyaw Tin..."