EU calls for granting visa to Mr. A

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Subject: EU calls for granting visa to Mr. Aris

(EU) EU/BURMA: EU calls for husband of Aung San Suu Kyi to be granted a
visa Brussels, 23/03/1999 (Agence Europe) - The German Presidency of the
Council has  made  the  following  declaration  on  behalf  of  the  EU
(unofficial translation)
"The  EU  Presidency has learnt that Dr. Michael Aris, husband of the Nobel
Peace  Prize  winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has asked the Burmese government for
an  entry  visa, on which a final decision has not yet been taken. Dr. Aris
is seriously ill and would like to visit his wife in Burma. The EU calls on
the  Burmese Government to grant Dr. Aris a visa urgently, for humanitarian
reasons  and  so as to satisfy his wishes. It is up to Dr. Aris himself and
his  doctors to decide when and how he could go to Burma. Any further delay
of  a decision would once again throw negative light on the attitude of the
Burmese Government regarding fundamental human rights." 
Wednesday 24 March 1999 - Copyright AGENCE EUROPE