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Subject: Suu Kyi makes millennium plea for democracy

In a message dated 12/31/99 1:31:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, BURMAJAPAN 
writes:

<< Suu Kyi makes millennium plea for democracy
  
  SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi made a 
heartfelt millennium appeal to Japan to use its weight to promote democracy 
and human rights in Asia. 
  
  Just hours before the year 2000 dawns in the western Pacific and Asia, her 
message of hope coincided with developments in the Indian Airlines hostage 
crisis with Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh heading to Afghanistan to 
help in the negotiations....
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