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Thailand's Thaksin calls for Myanmar reform
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should walk free at once as part of a process to launch democratic reforms in the military-ruled country.
| That's significant. Thailand's been about the only country in ASEAN giving the Burmese any sympathy. I think it's one of those "there, but for the grace of God, go we" things... |
Thaksin has taken a lead in efforts by Myanmar's neighbours in Southeast Asia to resolve a crisis over the latest detention of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy activist. ''We experienced transforming ourselves to democracy from a very military-led government and we would like to see a more democratic process moving in Myanmar,'' the prime minister told Reuters in an interview on Malaysia's resort island of Langkawi. ''Even if it (is an) internal affair we think the whole world is concerned about developments over there and especially the minorities around the border with Thailand,'' Thaksin said after a meeting with the United Nations envoy to Myanmar, Razali Ismail.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-07-28 |
