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NLD urges public to support conveni



Myanmar opposition urges public to support convening of parliament

       Wed 19 Aug 98 - 05:54 GMT 

       YANGON, Aug 19 (AFP) - Myanmar's leading opposition National League for
Democracy (NLD) party Wednesday
       urged the public to support its call for the convening of parliament,
saying democracy was in the interests of the
       country's 45 million people.

       The NLD, led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won 1990 polls
by a landslide but the junta has refused to
       relinquish power.

       The party has demanded the junta convene the parliament elected in
those polls by Friday or face unspecified
       consequences.

       "A democratic parliament is aware of all citizens," the NLD said in an
open letter to the public, distributed hours
       after party leaders Tuesday held their first direct talks with junta
officials this year.

       "The NLD and other elected members of parliament have a duty to fulfill
the people's desire. The officially elected
       MPs need public support to carry out their duties.

       "The authorities which organised the free and fair multi-party general
elections should honour the result and respect
       the people's desire.

       "Convening the multi-party parliament also means the beginning of
democracy in this country."

                                                                              
          ©AFP 1998

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