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| Senior general Than Shwe reaffirms democracy roadmap plan |
Listen to AudioSenior general Than Shwe reaffirms democracy roadmap plan
The head of the military authorities running Burma, senior general Than Shwe, says his government's seven-step road map to democracy is the only possible path to political reform.
The general defended his record and described the military administration in Burma as a necessary, transitive government.
His comments follow efforts by a United Nations envoy to promote dialogue between the military government and the party of the detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Speed up democratisation, China tells Burma
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| China urges Burma to speed up democratisation |
China has urged the Burmese military government to speed up the democratic reforms.
A report by the official Chinese news agency (Xinjua) on the visit of deputy foreign minister, Wang Yi, said he'd reaffirmed Beijing's support for efforts to promote reconciliation in Burma and improve the livelihoods of its people.
The agency quoted the Burmese side as pledging to take positive and pragmatic steps to accelerate the seven-step process of democratisation begun by the military government, which is now at its third stage.
Also in the news:
-Pro-democracy march by Oxford students from Oxford to London
-Interview with NLD information officer U Nyan Win
-Interview with U Aung Naing Oo on dialogue between Burmese government and the opposition
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