Wednesday, September 26, 2007

What they say on our Monk Protest

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "commends the peaceful approach the demonstrators are using to press their interests and he calls upon the Myanmar authorities to continue to exercise restraint,"

Americans are outraged by the situation in Burma, where a military junta has imposed a 19-year reign of fear. "The ruling junta remains unyielding, yet the people's desire for freedom is unmistakable." President Bush at the UN General Assembly

On Tuesday, two officials — one from the Communist Party's international affairs office, the other from the Foreign Ministry — said China would stay out of Myanmar's affairs.But Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu tempered the pledge with an appeal for calm. "We hope Myanmar and its people will take proper actions to resolve the issue," Jiang told reporters in Beijing.

"I hope the relevant authorities in Myanmar will not take any strong action and turn the protests into a big confrontation," ASEAN Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong

The military junta's abuse of civil rights in Myanmar is brutal. The Burmese people deserve better. They deserve a life to be able to live in freedom. The brutality of this regime is well known . '' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

.''France's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that ``The junta will be held responsible by the international community for the safety of the protesters.'' The size of the protests ``underline the discontent of the Burmese people.''

The EU called on Myanmar's leaders to ``exercise utmost restraint in handling demonstrations,'' said Cristina Gallach, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. ``We hope that the regime will use this opportunity to launch a process of real political reform.''

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