Description:
"Myanmar has rejected criticism of the country�s record on religious freedom in a report issued by the United States. ?Myanmar
has been singled out for reasons other than religion,? said U Thaung Tun, the director general of the Political Department at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. U Thaung Tun said Myanmar should be regarded as a model society when it came to religious tolerance
and freedom. He was reacting to a report on religious freedom released by the US State Department on October 26 which listed
Myanmar as a country of "particular concern" for the third consecutive year..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Times, Bol. 5, No. 88, November 5 - 11, 2001
Date of Publication:
2001-11-11
Date of entry:
2010-11-25
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English