””””YANGON, January 6 (Xinhuanet) -- 2001 was a year which marked an
unprecedented year for Myanmar in terms of international cooperation, said a
government press release here Sunday.
””””The release cited the visits to the
country during 2001 of high-ranking officials of the United Nations
organizations, including those of the Special Envoy of the U.N.
Secretary-General for a number of times and International Labor Organization,
the U.N. Special Rapportuer on Human Rights and several other envoys from
European Union (EU), United States and United Kingdom.
””””All of them have
consistently witnessed a situation that "the people of Myanmar, the national
government and majority political parties seem determined to find a solution
among themselves," the release said, adding that the situation was applauded and
encouraged by the U.N. secretary-general who openly favors a settlement that is
"home grown."
””””However, the press release charged that some groups and
non-governmental organizations with vested interests wanted to keep the Myanmar
related issues alight for their own domestic political agendas and were
"paradoxically frowning and developing an apprehension or even a fear that the
disappearance of such issues may deprive them of their 'roles' both domestically
and internationally" in spite of the positive development viewed by the U.N. and
crucial regional organizations such as the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and the EU.
””””It said that for the first time at the U.N. in
2001, major power in Asia such as China, India, Japan and the ASEAN countries
had expressed their indignation in one form or another on the language and on
some unacceptably negative paragraphs contained in the Myanmar resolution on
human rights.
””””The press release stressed that "A home grown settlement
that engenders a steady evolution towards a multi-party democratic state should
ensure proper adaptation of the democratic process which in turn should prevent
disruption of long standing cultures and traditions of the diverse Myanmar
people." Enditem
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