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Japan Times : Japan expresses conce



Japan Times
August 11,1998
Japan expresses concern over Suu Kyi

Eight major countries including Japan expressed concern over the treatment
of prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar's military government,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Sadaaki Numata said Tuesday.

The other countries are: Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, South
Korea and the United States. The eight countries' ambassadors to Myanmar
also called for dialogue between the two parties.

The ambassadors planned to jointly convey the message to the military
government but were unable to arrange appointments, Numata said.
Confrontations between Suu Kyi and the military government have been
escalating ever since the government began restricting her travel.

The situation in Myanmar has been tense since late June, when Suu Kyi's
National League for Democracy set a deadline of Aug. 21 to convene the 1990
Parliament. The NLD overwhelmingly won the 1990 general election, but the
ruling generals have not allowed the Parliament to convene.