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| Myanmar constitutional talks to resume in October |
| 2006-08-25 |
| Talks to draft a new Constitution for military-ruled Myanmar will resume in October but the party of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to be excluded from them, Myanmar's ambassador to the Philippines said on Tuesday. Thaung Tun said the effort, which was adjourned in late January, was "75 per cent complete" with the power-sharing provisions between the central government and the states still to be worked out. The talks have been held sporadically for more than a decade but have been condemned internationally for failing to include Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD). Despite the constitutional talks, Thaung Tun said the armed forces would retain a significant role, similar to that of early, post-colonial Indonesia. He said that because the NLD had walked out after being invited twice to previous sessions of the talks, it was "unlikely" to take part in future sessions. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 No doubt Beijing had consultants on the scene. |
| Posted by: Fordesque 2006-08-25 21:30 |