¡¡¡¡YANGON, July 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A high-ranking Myanmar official said on Monday that his country is striving to become a modern, developed and democratic nation, especially a well-ordered democratic one.

¡¡¡¡Tin Hlaing, president of the Myanmar Human Rights Committee, made the remarks here at the opening ceremony of the international seminar on child's rights and the question of their application.

¡¡¡¡"To achieve this, we cannot work alone. It is necessary for all the people to clearly understand and act spontaneously and collaborate in a disciplined manner," said Tin Hlaing who is also Minister of Home Affairs.

¡¡¡¡The five-day seminar, which is a continuation of last year's, will cover topics of the best interests of the child, the constraints in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in Myanmar and transforming the guiding principles of the CRC into action in the country.

¡¡¡¡The seminar will also discuss child abuse, child in conflict with the law, child in jail, criminal intervention and how to create a manual for training against abuse.

¡¡¡¡The seminar is organized by the International Institute for the Rights of the Child in collaboration with the Myanmar Human Rights Committee and the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue.

¡¡¡¡The first International Seminar of the Rights of the Child was held in Yangon in November 2001. Enditem

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