MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE, YANGON
 

Information Sheet

N0. C- 2751 ( I/L ) 3rd September, 2003

Government Of Myanmar Urges The United States To Be Responsible
And Factual With Its Statements Concerning Myanmar

            As a responsible member, the Government of Myanmar wishes to make a clarification to the international community of the recent irresponsible claims made by the United States against Myanmar.

          The latest statement by the United States Department of State, making claims on Myanmar’s internal matter based on dubious sources was released on 31 August, a day after the Government of Myanmar announced her own national roadmap which has immediately received encouragement and support from many nations to create a convergence of a more peaceful and democratic state. Due to this peculiar timing, as well as coinciding with the upcoming U.N. General Assembly in New York, Myanmar would let the world judge why the most powerful nation on earth today, located at the other end of the world, would have such a strong interest in a such small and peaceful Buddhist country like Myanmar which possesses no WMDs, nor does it pose any threat to the regional and international community. The world will also be the judge of a series of claims launched by the United States based on its recent claims against other countries.

          It would be unrealistic and indeed naive to believe that the United States is more interested in the well-being of the 52 million populations of Myanmar people. History has proven to come true to the United States? version "democracy when and where convenient according only to its own culture and values." And also the recent events by which the mass population of the people of Myanmar being forced into unemployment by imposing sanctions are certain to be undeniable factors of its love for the Myanmar people.

          Myanmar is now entering a phase of her political roadmap where the Government together with the people of Myanmar will work for the realization of the emergence of a new enduring State Constitution which will serve the long-term interest of the nation and its people.

          It is very important to be able to advance along this national path without any deviation in its successfully and peacefully holding free-and-fair elections and its resulting in the establishment of its goal of a new modern, developed and democratic nation which the people of Myanmar are aspiring for.

         Myanmar, being an independent and sovereign state, is fully aware of her duty to protect not only the country and her own citizens, but also the interest of her neighbors. Any attempt to create unrest in Myanmar with the intention of installing a government custom tailored to serve the interest of a foreign government and in furthering widen its influence in the Asian continent, under the pretense of "democracy" would be counterproductive.

         The Government of Myanmar once again reiterates its previous call to invite all interested and responsible parties to engage and work together not only in bringing forth a functioning democracy to Myanmar but a peaceful, better and a fuller life for all her people.

          The Government of Myanmar wishes to express the fact that there is no ill-will or animosity towards the Unites States or the people of America.

          Myanmar is a peace-loving country. Our hands are always stretched out to the people of America. However, with or without the United States, in the interest of the Myanmar people, Myanmar will continue her peaceful march towards a modern and democratic state with the help, encouragement and understanding of her friends around the world.