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Burmese Leader defends his country's democracy, rights situation, prisons

Source: Radio Myanmar, Rangoon, in Burmese - 1330hrs GMT - 18 November 1999

Excerpts from report broadcasst by Burmese radio

Burmese leader, Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, chairman of the Burma's Foreign Affairs Policy Committee and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council [SPDC] has delivered a comprehensive speech in defence of the country's political system and human rights. Addressing a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry, Khin Nyunt said Western countries suffered from bias with regard to Burma because they were trying to shape the world according to their own perceptions.

He said all nations have their own characteristics and their sovereignty must be respected above all. He said that the " Defence Services government" was only a transitional administration that was laying the foundation for a multi-party democratic system.

"Myanmar has the highest regard for human rights. As such, the constitution that is being drafted is based on the universal values of liberty, justice and equality... I categorically state that there are no human rights abuses in Myanmar."

In conclusion, Khin Nyunt said that Burma was doing all it could to protect human rights and that free inspections of Burmese prisons had shown that allegations about torture were not true.

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