EBO Burma News, 21 June 2003
News Summary:
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1. EU urges immediate release of
2.
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EU urges immediate release of
the military junta in
Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held in a
notorious prison for three weeks.
In conclusions reached after an EU summit
in northern
urged "the Burmese authorities immediately to
release .. Aung San Suu Kyi as
well as other members of the national league
for democracy (NLD)."
They also urged
urged the EU presidency to make contact with
Asian partners to draw up
positions on her jailing with them.
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detention of
"I told ambassador Win that I was
appalled by events in
statement.
"The
held for her own protection. If this were
true, why could I not speak to her
on her birthday?"
O'Brien said that his attempts to
telephone Kyi -- said by
"This was simply not acceptable,"
O'Brien said.
He added: "I stressed to the
ambassador that the international community
wanted to encourage change in
political process there go into reverse."
O'Brien said he had asked Win to see him
again on June 25 when he said he
hoped "to hear positive news on
access" to Suu Kyi.
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