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SHAN HERAL AGENCY FOR NEWS

4 October 1999

No: 10 - 5

Time for Asean to Re-evaluate Policy on Burma, says Shan Leader

Following the dramatic daredevil seizure of the Burmese embassy in =
Bangkok=20
last weekend, a prominent Shan leader has counselled re-evaluation of=20
Asean's long standing policy of constructive engagement, according to=20
S.H.A.N. reporter in Chiangmai.

Sao Sengsuk a.k.a Khun Kya-nu, former President of the Shan State =
Progress=20
Party and retired commander-in-chief of the Shan State Army, said on =
Sunday=20
that the raid on the Burmese embassy was the direct result of the policy =
of=20
appeasement towards the military regime in Burma, regarded as one of the =

worst human rights violations in the world.

"I fear that this is only the beginning of what is going to happen to =
the=20
Asean countries unless and until they revise their policy towards Burma, =

particularly to the narco-dictatorship in Rangoon", he said. He added =
that=20
what he said should not be regarded as a threat, for he did not have an=20
armed group to back him up, even if he wished to, which he did not.

"What I said was just a simple logical and natural deduction".

He thought that Asean would need to strengthen up relations with major=20
humanitarian NGOs and work together with them in order to bring peace =
and=20
harmony in Burma. "They know what's happening there and what needs to be =

done", said he.

He also praised M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Deputy Minister of Foreign=20
Affairs, for allowing himself to be taken as hostage by the raiders. "I=20
don't think it would have come to such a happy and speedy conclusion if =
it=20
were somebody else", he said.

Sao Sengsuk, an exile in Chiangmai, is currently one of the principal=20
advisors of the Shan Democratic Union, the organization of the Shan =
exiles.

For further information, please contact Sao Sengsuk, at Tel: 66-53-235 =
020.

///END\\\
For background information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG><EM>SHAN HERAL AGENCY FOR=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>4 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
5<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Time for Asean to Re-evaluate Policy on =
Burma,=20
says Shan Leader<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>Following the dramatic daredevil =
seizure=20
of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok <BR>last weekend, a prominent Shan =
leader has=20
counselled re-evaluation of <BR>Asean's long standing policy of =
constructive=20
engagement, according to <BR>S.H.A.N. reporter in Chiangmai.<BR><BR>Sao =
Sengsuk=20
a.k.a Khun Kya-nu, former President of the Shan State Progress <BR>Party =
and=20
retired commander-in-chief of the Shan State Army, said on Sunday =
<BR>that the=20
raid on the Burmese embassy was the direct result of the policy of=20
<BR>appeasement towards the military regime in Burma, regarded as one of =
the=20
<BR>worst human rights violations in the world.<BR><BR>"I fear that this =
is only=20
the beginning of what is going to happen to the <BR>Asean countries =
unless and=20
until they revise their policy towards Burma, <BR>particularly to the=20
narco-dictatorship in Rangoon", he said. He added that <BR>what he said =
should=20
not be regarded as a threat, for he did not have an <BR>armed group to =
back him=20
up, even if he wished to, which he did not.<BR><BR>"What I said was just =
a=20
simple logical and natural deduction".<BR><BR>He thought that Asean =
would need=20
to strengthen up relations with major <BR>humanitarian NGOs and work =
together=20
with them in order to bring peace and <BR>harmony in Burma. "They know =
what's=20
happening there and what needs to be <BR>done", said he.<BR><BR>He also =
praised=20
M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Deputy Minister of Foreign <BR>Affairs, for =
allowing=20
himself to be taken as hostage by the raiders. "I <BR>don't think it =
would have=20
come to such a happy and speedy conclusion if it <BR>were somebody =
else", he=20
said.<BR><BR>Sao Sengsuk, an exile in Chiangmai, is currently one of the =

principal <BR>advisors of the Shan Democratic Union, the organization of =
the=20
Shan exiles.<BR><BR>For further information, please contact Sao Sengsuk, =
at Tel:=20
66-53-235 020.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For background information, please =
contact=20
S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi =
P.O.,=20
50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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