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16th October 2007, 01:10
Foreign Minister U Nyan Win of Myanmar said here Monday that his country is currently subjected to the pressure of neo-colonialism which "has reared its ugly head" in recent years.
In an address delivered at the general debate of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Nyan Win listed a number of strategies that neo-colonialism employs, such as media disinformation, sanctions and direct intervention.
"They conduct media campaigns against the targeted country and spread disinformation that the country concerned is committing gross human rights violations. They portray these campaigns as a fight for democracy," he said.
"Secondly, they impose sanctions which hinder economic development and cause poverty for the people," he noted.
"As a third step, they provide political, financial and other material support to create unrest in the country," Nyan Win said. "Finally, under the pretext that a country is undemocratic, unstable, and that it poses a threat to international peace and security, they intervene directly and invade that country."
"The current events clearly show that, such courses of action can only result in conflict and untold sufferings for the people of the country," he said.
Nyan Win pointed out that Myanmar is currently subject to such courses of action.
He urged the international community to be wary of these neo-colonialist attempts.
"The destiny of each and every country can only be determined by its government and people," the minister said. "It cannot be imposed from outside."
On the recent events in Myanmar, Nyan Win said the situation would not have deteriorated had the initial protest of a small group of activists against the rise in fuel prices had not been exploited by "political opportunists."
"They sought to turn the situation into a political showdown aided and abetted by some powerful countries," he said.
Nyan Win said the events "make clear that there are elements within and outside the country who wish to derail the on-going process so that they can take advantage of the chaos that would follow."
"They have become more and more emboldened and have stepped up their campaign to confront the government," the minister said.
He said the international community can best help Myanmar by showing greater understanding.
"They can begin by refraining from measures which would result in adding fuel to the fire," Nyan Win said.
Normalcy has now returned to Myanmar, he said.
In the recent demonstration staged mainly by Buddhist monks since Sept. 18, protestors said they took to the street in opposing of high commodity prices and in seeking for national reconciliation.
But the government charged external and internal anti-government groups with stirring up mass demonstrations to cause unrest and destabilize the nation.
In the clashes between protestors and the security forces, dozens from both sides were killed or wounded.
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In an address delivered at the general debate of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Nyan Win listed a number of strategies that neo-colonialism employs, such as media disinformation, sanctions and direct intervention.
"They conduct media campaigns against the targeted country and spread disinformation that the country concerned is committing gross human rights violations. They portray these campaigns as a fight for democracy," he said.
"Secondly, they impose sanctions which hinder economic development and cause poverty for the people," he noted.
"As a third step, they provide political, financial and other material support to create unrest in the country," Nyan Win said. "Finally, under the pretext that a country is undemocratic, unstable, and that it poses a threat to international peace and security, they intervene directly and invade that country."
"The current events clearly show that, such courses of action can only result in conflict and untold sufferings for the people of the country," he said.
Nyan Win pointed out that Myanmar is currently subject to such courses of action.
He urged the international community to be wary of these neo-colonialist attempts.
"The destiny of each and every country can only be determined by its government and people," the minister said. "It cannot be imposed from outside."
On the recent events in Myanmar, Nyan Win said the situation would not have deteriorated had the initial protest of a small group of activists against the rise in fuel prices had not been exploited by "political opportunists."
"They sought to turn the situation into a political showdown aided and abetted by some powerful countries," he said.
Nyan Win said the events "make clear that there are elements within and outside the country who wish to derail the on-going process so that they can take advantage of the chaos that would follow."
"They have become more and more emboldened and have stepped up their campaign to confront the government," the minister said.
He said the international community can best help Myanmar by showing greater understanding.
"They can begin by refraining from measures which would result in adding fuel to the fire," Nyan Win said.
Normalcy has now returned to Myanmar, he said.
In the recent demonstration staged mainly by Buddhist monks since Sept. 18, protestors said they took to the street in opposing of high commodity prices and in seeking for national reconciliation.
But the government charged external and internal anti-government groups with stirring up mass demonstrations to cause unrest and destabilize the nation.
In the clashes between protestors and the security forces, dozens from both sides were killed or wounded.
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