INFORMATION SHEET NO.A-0309(I)

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                         INFORMATION SHEET

                 NO.A-0309(I)	 6th  February   1998

(1)		Response to the U.S State Deparement?s Burma Country Report on Human
Rights Practices for 1997 
		The U.S State Department released a Human Rights Report on Myanmar on 30
January 1998.The situation report on Myanmar is no doubt written in the
standard and stereotypical  fashion of judging others negatively so that the
judge can be imaged to look like an innocent or a saint. It is also quite
clear that the U.S State Department is not capable to see different shades of
colors other than black and white. Her foreign policy is so inconsistent that
even their own national interest has been negatively affected in many cases.
The policy imposed on Myanmar by the United States today is regarded as a
precursor and a catalyst to transform the process of a peaceful evolution into
a revolution by imposing sanctions, embargoes and pressures of all sorts on
our nation. 
Obviously various pretexts such as human rights and democracy have been
hypocritically used as weapons while fabricated, exaggerated and false news
have also been constantly disseminated to tarnish the image of the target 
countries.

(2)		Breitling Orbiter (2) Balloon to Land in Myanmar
		Myanmar Government has accorded permission for the Breitling Orbiter (2)
Balloon to overfly its airspace and to land in Myanmar. Necessary assistance
and support also has been extended by the Myanmar authorities to make the
voyage a success, it is learnt.

OFFICE CALLS IN YANGON ON 5 FEBRUARY
(A)		Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council  
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt received Adviser Mr. Kazuo Haruna and party of 
Marubeni Corporation of Japan at Dagon Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence .
(B)		Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs received Chairman Mr.
Lee Bong Hoon and party of Seoul Mobile Telecom Inc of Republic of Korea at
his office.
(C)		Minister for Energy received General Manager Mr. K Susa and party of
Nichimen Corporation  of Japan at his offfice.
(D)		Minister for Finance and Revenue received Adviser Mr. Kazuo Haruna and
party of Marubeni Corporation of Japan  and Managing Director Mr. Tadahiro
Asami and party of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd of Japan at his office.