PRESS RELEASE

           The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar dismisses the claim by the U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is on a hunger strike.

           The statement is groundless.

           It is an attempt to overshadow recent political development in Myanmar, in particular Myanmar's road map to democracy outlined by the Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar on 30^th August 2003.

Dated: 1st September 2003.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Yangon