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LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION

The leadership of non-Burman ethnic and democracy forces opposing military-rule in Burma, meeting on 06-07 March 2001 in Burma -

1. Welcome the talks between the State Peace and Development Council and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the cessation of personal attacks against her in the official media,

2. Welcome the involvement of the United Nations, the Association of South East Asian Nations, the United States of America and the European Union in facilitating the talks,

3. Have full confidence in Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's integrity and her commitment to the establishment of a truly democratic political system in Burma,

4. In the interest of national reconciliation, urge the SPDC and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to make the substance of their talks known to the people of Burma as soon as possible,

5. Urge SPDC to take additional steps to build confidence in the current talks by relaxing further the restrictions placed on the people of Burma,

6. Encourage SPDC and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to broaden and deepen the current talks to include a time frame and general framework within which the role in a future Burma of all participants in the process can be defined,

7. Note that United Nations General Assembly resolutions affirm that the best means of promoting national reconciliation and the full and early restoration of democracy in Burma is a Tripartite Dialogue - the SPDC, democracy forces led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and true representatives of the non-Burman ethnic peoples,

8. Urge all political actors in Burma to put the interest of the people and the country above all other interests,

9. Call on all political actors in Burma to explore ways and means to enable humanitarian aid to be delivered directly without political interference to those in most urgent need, especially in the non-Burman ethnic states,

10. To build further confidence in the current talks and enable the suffering of the people to be alleviated, urge SPDC to cease all hostilities, all anti-religious activities, and human rights abuses including forced relocations and forced labour, in non-Burman ethnic states.

11. Welcome the efforts of the International Labour Organization to end forced labour in Burma,

12. Welcome the continued efforts of the UN Commission on Human Rights to end human rights abuses in Burma,

13. Welcome the continued support and activities of non-government organizations and activists to highlight injustices in Burma and to help establish a government responsive to the needs of its people,

14. Appreciate the consistent efforts of those engaged in the struggle for democracy, human rights, and equality in Burma, and encourage them to persevere,

15. Call on the international community, especially our neighbours, to support the dialogue process by encouraging all parties involved to resolve Burma's problems by political means.

16. In the interest of keeping the dialogue process alive, urge the international community to maintain their current positions until substantive political agreements are reached,

17. Strongly urge the international community not to take precipitous unilateral action such as providing aid without proper consultation, which could endanger the dialogue process,

18. Call on the United Nations and the international community to continue to closely monitor the situation and to facilitate the talks,

19. Affirm that the National Coalition Government, the National Council of the Union of Burma and allied forces will work together to facilitate the dialogue process in Burma.

Participants:

• NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA

• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE UNION OF BURMA
  

• Members of Parliament Union
  
• National League for Democracy (Liberated Area)
  
• DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE OF BURMA
  
• All Burma Students Democratic Front
  
• All Burma Muslim Union
  
• All Burma Young Monks Union
  
• Democratic Party for New Society
  
• Muslim Liberation Organization
  
• Overseas Burmese Liberation Front
  
• People's Defence Force
  
• People's Liberation Front
  
• People's Patriotic Front
  
• People's Patriotic Party
  
  NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT
  
  
• Arakan Liberation Party
  
• Democratic Party of Arakan
  
• Chin National Front
  
• Karen National Union
  
• Arakan League for Democracy
  
• Karenni National Progressive Party
  
• Network for Democracy and Development
  
• Shan Democratic Union
  
• Zomi National Congress

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