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Mr.
Chairman,
Excellencies
and Colleagues,
First of all, I would like
to express my sincere appreciation to Your Excellency, Mr. Li Baodong for
convening this Asian Group Meeting.
Secondly, I would like to
convey my heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences to the Government of the
People's Republic of
I also would like to extend
my appreciation to all the countries who have provided emergency relief in
cash and in kind for the Cyclone Nargis victims in
Excellencies
and Colleagues,
I
would like to update some developments since we met last time in March 2008.
·
As you all are fully aware that the Government of Myanmar
had put all its efforts in the preparatory measures for National Referendum
held on 10 May 2008.
·
The Government and the various Ministries were very much
occupied with these measures.
·
However, on 2 and 3 May 2008, the cyclone Nargis severely
hit 5 regions which are the most populated as well as commercially important
in the country.
·
Rescuing and relief efforts for the victims of the cyclone
became the top priority of the Government of Myanmar.
Nevertheless,
the Government attaches importance to the holding of National Referendum on 10
May which was an important day for all
The
referendum was held successfully on 10 May 2008 in 278 of 325 townships in the
Union of Myanmar and on 24 May 2008, 47 townships in Yangon Division and
Ayeyawady Division.
The
Commission announced the results on 27 May 2008 that the population of
In
this respect, I am pleased to inform that the fourth step of the
The
provisions relating to the fundamental rights and duties of the citizens are
enshrined in the new Constitution approved by the National Referendum.
Excellencies
and Colleagues,
While pursuing these important tasks,
the Government of Myanmar also attaches the priority to the humanitarian
assistance for the cyclone victims in
The
Government of Myanmar is also closely working with ASEAN, her neighbouring
countries and the international community.
On 19 May, ASEAN established an ASEAN-led coordinating mechanism to
facilitate the effective distribution and utilization of assistance from the
international community. A Task
Force headed by ASEAN Secretary-General has been formed to function the
mechanism. Besides, the Government
also extended the invitation to host the ASEAN-UN Pledging Conference in
The
Prime Minister expressed in his statement at the conference that "
As
of 25 May 2008, we have received 3273.20 tons of humanitarian supplies
delivered by 221 cargo flights from various countries and organizations.
In addition, we receive the emergency relief provisions delivered by
sea and land everyday. These supplies have been distributed to the victims
immediately.
Mr.
Ban Ki-moon also recognized in his statement that "The People of the
country have shown extraordinary courage and resilience in trying to save
their fellowmen and to rekindle hope shattered as a result of this cruel blow.
From all I have seen, the government, with the help of the international
community, has put in place a functioning relief program."
The
Government of Myanmar welcomes all the relief supplies from all countries and
we are closely working with the international community to rehabilitate and
rebuild the life of the cyclone victims as well as infrastructure.
Excellencies
and Colleagues,
With
regard to the seventh session of the Human Right Council, I would like to
express our deep appreciation to all friends who had taken a principled
position in negotiating draft resolution during the session and made a
statement regarding the resolution which is not a balanced one.
My
delegation had no choice, but to reject and dissociate ourselves from the
resolution which intends to dictate the internal affairs of the sovereign
State. The seventh session selectively and partially passed two resolutions on
In
the light of the challenges we are facing and the democratization process
which is in progress in accordance with the
I
thank you all.
