Time to Convene Parliament (r)

[hag2@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I think both inside and outside Parliaments need to convene.  I totally
endosed NLD chairman U Aung Swe's demand.   Also we demand NCGUB to convene
its parliment because eight years have been passed and nothing has been
changed.

Htun Aung Gyaw

At 07:41 AM 6/25/98 -0700, you wrote:
>NCGUB PRESS RELEASE				NCGUB PRESS RELEASE
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>				June 24, 1998
>		C O N V E N E    T H E   P A R L I A M E N T!
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>The leadership of the National League for Democracy on June 23, 1998, has
>called on the military junta to convene  the Parliament within 60 days.  As
>a party which won the elections by a landslide victory in 1990, the
>National League for Democracy has every right to make that  demand.
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>The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), which is
>comprised only of legitimately elected Members of Parliament from the 1990
>national elections, completely supports the call by the National League for
>Democracy.
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>The military commanders have publicly said time and again that they are
>preparing the country for democracy.  What better way then now to show that
>they mean what they say.  The Parliament must be convened immediately and
>the people, chosen by the people to speak for them, should be allowed to
>decide what is best for the country.
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>The generals know that they are  in trouble. Foreign exchange reserves have
>dwindled to an emergency level; regular importers have been denied foreign
>exchange to buy goods; several banks have been ordered closed; investors
>are leaving in droves; with the exception of some classes, schools remain
>closed to prevent student unrest; border trade is being restricted to
>prevent free flow of goods; rice exports have trickled to a new low; and
>production has declined drastically.
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>Conditions today are worse than the situation in 1988 when a nationwide
>uprising took place.  The country is on the verge of a massive unrest again
>and the offer by the National League for Democracy should be taken as a
>blessing for the generals.  If they genuinely have the interest of the
>country in mind, the path to choose is clear:  Convene the Parliament and
>let the people be the masters of their own destiny!
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