Thursday, July 22, 2010

Myanmar Delegates leave regional forum before the end

Hanoi july22
One of the popular delegates team among ASEAN regional forum ,Myanmar will leave forum today ,one day earlier the end of the forum confirmed the source from Vietnam Ministry of foreign affairs.
Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan win will depart Hanoi to night with TG 565 flight 8-45 PM local time from Noi -bai international airport might head to Bangkok.
He arrived last 18 July to Hanoi and already planned to back 22 July source added.
"ASEAN is very much concerned and ASEAN is very much interested in the peaceful national reconciliation in Myanmar." said Dr surin ASEAN Secretariat AFP reported recently.
With U Nyan win , back accompanied by U kyaw htin DG form (MOFA) and u soe thet naung assistant director of minister office of (MOFA).
Myanmar delegate u khin mg soe confirmed that minister will back to night at NCC a few minutes ago.
Vietnam ministry of foreign affairs arranged one car for Myanmar foreign minister and one for high ranking official from hotel to airport.
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said last a few minutes ago she supported a call by the leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for fair elections in military-run Myanmar, a member of the regional bloc.
ASEAN forum seems to be retreated without Myanmar top diplomat but couldn't get confirmation from Myanmar delegates.
Myanmar will imprints ASEAN for 13 years exactly in tomorrow with Laos PDR together.
Second largest country in ASEAN become ASEAN member since 1997 July 23.
At july 23 there are alot of events inculding closing ceremony signing ceremony and press conference at Hanoi National convention center.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

After 13 years,ASEAN stressed for Myanmar to continue

July 21, 2010
South east Asian countries (ASEAN)stressed the need of Myanmar ,one
of the dominance issue at Regional Forum ,to continue to work ASEAN
according to the press release of Joint communication of the ARF .
it is come out before the 2 days before Myanmar ASEAN imprints of the 13
years, Myanmar become ASEAN member July 23 1997.
Nearly 800 journalists who joined the ARF,mostly want to know about the
Myanmar nuclear plan and election .
“no comments” that is what Myanmar foregin minister said to the
journalists.
Some journalist asked about the Myanmar upcoming election exact date but
Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win, in keeping with his government's
typical secrecy, did not give a date for the vote. "The responsibility is for
the ... elections commissioner, not the foreign minister," AFP reported .
“ may be before the 31st December that will be held” joked Burmese
journalist who is joining the ARF forum .
But yesterday meeting Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar's
military-run government to hold free and fair elections.
ASEAN foregin ministers underscored the importance og national
reconciliation in Myanmar and to holding the first election during the two
decades ARF press release said .
One of the issue that related Myanmar nuclear plan is hot topic at among
the journalists at international media center of Hanoi .But in last June
6, Myanmar government officially denied that is beyond the capacity of
Myanmar juntas.
People of Myanmar hoped that ASEAN could brings something good for the
Military ruled country .But it is something like “ getting nowhere” nearly 13
years.
But One of the mile stone of southeast Asia ,ratified ASEAN charter which
based on the civil society and democratic government and also human right
that Myanmar singed .
at the one of meeting of the ARF south East Asia Nuclear Weapons free
zone ,The ministers review and intensify the effort in implementing the the
action plan .
Myanmar is the first country who singed that agreement about nuclear free
zone and but had some attempts to get nuclear power.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told reporters ASEAN could
consider sending people to observe the elections.
But Myanmar government already said the don’t need any observer from
outside while US offer for monitoring.After myanmar goverment deny
united state has said election won’t be free and fair.
ARF meeting will end at coming July 23 and north Korean and Myanmar
issue still keep dominance in Hanoi and the place may be getting heat when
US sereatry of the state ,Hilary clinton arrive .
Under the same sheleter ,US delegates, North korean Delegates and
Myanamr delegates for a talk.
Tin Aung Kyaw
Myanmar local Freelance reporter
Reported from hanoi

Myanmar to set date soon says,East timor minister

July 22, hanoi
East Timor Foreign Minister Zacharias Da Costa Albano said Myanmar will
announce an exact election date in coming weeks.
He said that news came out from Myanmar foreign minister Nyan Win at
one of the meetings at the Asean Regional Forum which has been
held in Hanoi since yesterday.
“I have good relationship with Myanmar foreign minister. He said it is sure to be announced in coming weeks.( not week) he added.
The international community is looking towards the elections date but so far
has not yet been set.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Myanmar in 2010, in
accordance with the new constitution which was approved at 2008.
Mr Da Costa said: ‘‘U Nyan Win may know more than him about Myanmar
election. But he wish to be successful election and dialouage”.
ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar to hold free and fair election
yesterday ARF .
The first of five election laws was announced in March 2010, concerning the
creation of an election commission.