We need consistant actions by the U

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Subject: We need consistant actions by the UN? 

We need consistant actions by the UN?
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While I beleive that UN acted in good faith in all cases, I would like to 
urge the world's body not to loose sight of consistancy in its policy ( e.g 
its policy towards  Parkistan, Burma, etc ) to preserve it respect and 
credibility as we enter the next millennium.

"Constructive Engagement" policy of ASEAN has failed to bring democracy or 
bring closer a reconciliation talk between SPDC and the democractic forces 
including the NLD in Burma. I certainly feel that, "A Quid Pro Quo", a talk 
for aid deal with Burma will only give the military regime in Burma to 
prolong its grip on power.

The following news are the reasons to my concern.

"Last Tuesday, Pakistan's army, led by General Pervez Musharraf, deposed 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government in an apparently bloodless miltary 
coup".

"On Sunday, Musharraf, announced a joint military-civilian rule, pledging to 
return Pakistan to democracy but made no mention of the timeframe that 
Western powers have pressed for".

"The United States and European Union have both threatened stern action 
against Pakistan suggesting that they could block International Monetary 
Fund disbursements, which currently make up the country's sole foreign 
exchange reserves".

But, in Burma, a diametrically opposite action is about to take place almost 
the same time.

Since 1962, the only democractically elected government led by U Nu was 
toppled by an almost bloodless military coup led by General Ne Win.

In 1988, SLORC came to power by another military coup after killing 
thousands of pro-democracy protestors.

Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party won the general election held by SLORC in May 
1990 with an overwhelming majority. SLORC was renamed as SPDC in November 
1998 and remained in power until today.

"Much of the international community has suspended non-humanitarian aid to 
Myanmar because of the junta's poor human rights record and refusal to 
recognise the NLD's 1990 election victory".

"United Nations special envoy Alvaro de Soto was due to leave Myanmar late 
Monday at the end of a five-day mission aimed at encouraging dialogue 
between the junta and opposition".

"The UN is believed to be considering linking World Bank aid to reform in an 
effort to prod the junta to talk with Aung San Suu Kyi's National league for 
Democracy (NLD)".

"A representative of the World Bank is thought to have joined de Soto's 
mission".

While a stright forward positive outcome from this visit is very unlikely to 
take place in the near future due to SPDC's poor credibility in keeping its 
promise, we still have time and it's worthwhile for the UN to review its 
policy towards all regimes which came to power by military coups undermining 
the principles of democractic rules.

UN should devise a fundamental policy to put an end to a class of all 
military rulers which came to power by military coups overthrowing 
democractically elected governments and ruling the country against the will 
of its people.

In the case of Burma, the will of the majority of the 45 million people in 
Burma can't be wrong when they voted for the NLD to represent them in the 
1990 general election. They have lived through a great deal of suffering and 
hardship under the military regime in Burma for far too long. Please help 
them.

With Metta

Minn Kyaw Minn
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>Departing UN envoy leaves more questions than answers in Myanmar

>YANGON, Oct 18 (AFP) - United Nations special envoy Alvaro de Soto >was due 
>to leave Myanmar late Monday at the end of a five-day >mission aimed at 
>encouraging dialogue between the junta and opposition.

>De Soto, diplomats and the ruling military have remained tight->lipped over 
>the envoy's meetings leaving observers here with more >questions than 
>answers.
>
>The UN is believed to be considering linking World Bank aid to >reform in 
>an effort to prod the junta to talk with Aung San Suu >Kyi's National 
>league for Democracy (NLD).
>
>A representative of the World Bank is thought to have joined de >Soto's 
>mission.
>
>The UN envoy has met once with the junta's powerful first secretary
>Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt and twice with Aung San Suu Kyi, the >second 
>time on Sunday for lunch at her residence.
>
>He also met with members of an opposition parliamentary committee >set up 
>by the NLD to represent the government elected in 1990 polls >but never 
>allowed to sit by the military.
>
>The NLD under Aung San Suu Kyi won the polls in a landslide.
>
>He met with leaders of various ethnic minorities, including those >who 
>signed ceasefire deals with the junta, and opposition Shan NLD >leader Khun 
>Tun Oo.
>
>"We tried to explain to him the prevailing political situation as we >saw 
>it, as well as our aspirations for the future ... he showed more >interest 
>in the human rights aspects of the minority races than >anything else," 
>Khun Tun Oo told AFP.
>
>"We'll be quite happy even if initially only bilateral talks between >the 
>military government and the NLD take place," he added, pointing >out that 
>ethnic minorities were represented in both camps.
>
>De Soto, who is the UN assistant secretary general for political >affairs, 
>also held a working lunch with Myanmar Foreign Minister Win >Aung.
>
>The day after his arrival, a crowd of 15,000 junta supporters >rallied in 
>the capital to condemn terrorism and the opposition in >the wake of the 
>recent hostage crisis at Yangon's Bangkok embassy >staged by pro-democracy 
>gunmen.
>
>"The timing of the mass rally which took place during de Soto's >visit was 
>too much of a coincidence and obviously meant to convey to >him the message 
>that the people abhorred the NLD and regard it as a >terrorist group with 
>whom there should be no dialogue," one analyst said.
>
>Much of the international community has suspended non-humanitarian >aid to 
>Myanmar because of the junta's poor human rights record and >refusal to 
>recognise the NLD's 1990 election victory.
>
>De Soto last visited Yangon in October 1998.
>
>
>
>

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