Fw: information about Myanmar Ambassador visit to Toronto April 15

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Subject: information about Myanmar Ambassador visit to Toronto April 15


> Burmese Ambassador Nyut Tin met with selected members of the Burmese
> community in Toronto, on April 15th!
>
> Those in attendance were:
>
> U Aung Myint Thein and his wife
> U than Htut and his wife
> U Win Mg and his wife
> U Ye Win and Daw Khin Aye Lwin
> U Hla Win and his wife
> Dr. Hla Tun and his wife
> Dr. Nyi Nyi Han and his wife
> U Pe Tun and his wife
> Daw Khin mar
> Daw Grassey
>
> At the meeting:
>
> Nyut Tin, encouraged the Burmese Students in attendance to surrender to
the
> military government, suggesting that they would meet the same fate as Ko
> Aung Ko (of Toronto) if they did not.
>
> Nyut Tin also stated that Burmese youth had been misled into running away
> and that they should rescind their statements of abuse at the hands of the
> SLORC/SPDC and return to Burma.
> He said they would be welcome with open arms.
>
> The student community of Toronto would like to state that they did not run
> away, they are fighting for DEMOCRACY for the people of Burma and will
> return when the military ceases to exist as the governing power.
>
> It is suspected that Nyut Tin's purpose is to divide the Burmese Student
> community as well as the organizations fighting for democracy for Burma.
> It is also suggested he wants to form a Burma (Kyint Fort) in Toronto.
>
> We, as a community have to look back at out BLOOD HISTORY.
> We, as a community have to remember those who have sacrificed their lives
to
> the fight for Democracy in Burma.
> We, as a community must remember Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
> We, as a community have to speak out against those willing to surrender to
> the lies of the JUNTA.
> We, as a community must also find out who is seeking favor for investment
in
> Burma with the Ambassador.
>
> The Burmese Military is not a globally recognized government! It is not to
> be supported.
>
> The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade states:
>
> In accordance with its mandate under standing order 108(2), your committee
> has considered the issue of human rights in Burma and has agreed to report
> the following:
>
> It was agreed,- That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
> International Trade urge the Parliament of Canada to recognize the
Committee
> representing the People's Parliament as the representatives of the people
of
> Burma; and further urge the Government of Canada to consider the
imposition
> of investment sanctions on the regime in Burma.
>
> We believe that the community knows who is right and who is wrong.
> We don't want to see the Democratic community segregated.
>
> Nyut Tin has mentioned plans to meet with the student activists who were
not
> present/invited to the meeting to encourage them into the military fold.
>
> But there will be no representative to meet with him.
>
> The Canada Group for Democracy in Burma
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