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Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Continuation of the Detention under House Arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

May 28, 2007

  1. Japan is deeply concerned about the continuation of the detention under house arrest of after the extended term of one year ended on May 27.
  2. Japan strongly hopes that the Government of Myanmar will activate talks with the international community, release political detainees including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and expeditiously advance a democratization process that includes Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all other parties concerned.
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