UN demands SPDC to investigate 30 May

DVB ( 2 December 2003 )

UN General Assembly has passed a resolution to demand the Burmese military junta, SPDC to release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners and a joint investigation of Dipeyin Incident by the SPDC and the international community.

A clear time table of the SPDC proposed "road map to democracy" is also requested by the UN.

But the proposal to raise Burmese issues in the UN Security Council is dropped due to the strong opposition from China and some ASEAN countries including Thailand.

Kyaw Tint Swe, the SPDC's representative to the UN, criticized the UN resolution as "more intrusive than the previous resolution."

Meanwhile, Dr Thaung Htun, representative of National Coalition Government of Union of Burma (NCGUB) is also disappointed at the resolution.

The current situation of Burma demands stronger UN action, said Dr. Thaung Htun.