Burma calls for an end to immoral sanctions
Posted on September 30, 2008
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Apparently sanctions imposed against Burma by certain countries are having a negative effect on the rest of the world. Speaking at the UN, Nyan Win, Burma’s foreign minister said if sanctions were lifted, Burma could become the rice bowl of Southeast Asia and provide energy to other countries.
He said in order to fully participate in efforts to contribute to food and energy security in its region, Burma needed unfettered access to markets, modern technology and investment. The sooner the sanctions were revoked and barriers removed, the sooner his country would become “the rice bowl of the region and reliable source of energy”
Never mind that Burma has enough trouble feeding its own people or that it is already trades with most of its regional neighbours.
Speaking at the UN’s General Assembly, Win said unilateral sanctions, such as those imposed by the US and EU are against international law. “They are not only unfair but immoral. They are counter-productive and deprive the countries of their right to development,” he said.
Burma claims to have replanted nearly all the rice fields damaged by Cyclone Nargis in May. And Win said that disaster had a silver lining, by demonstrating the Burmese people’s willingness and ability to work with the international community. As a result of which, better and stronger homes, schools and monasteries were rebuilt.
Win did not mention opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but said national reconciliation was being pursed, through the junta’s seven-step roadmap to democracy. The next step is elections to be held in 2010, based on a military backed referendum held in May that has been widely discredited.
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