Summary: July 13, 2005: Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the release of Burmese/Myanmar political prisoners (Brussels)
The European Union notes that the Burma/Myanmar Government freed up to 250 political prisoners on 6 July. Amongst those confirmed to have been released are National League for Democracy MPs-elect Sein Hla Oo and Soe Myint, poet Aung Pwint, student activists, NLD youth wing members, Buddhist monks, and several members of the Karen National Union who had been jailed since the early 1980s.
These releases are a welcome step towards national reconciliation in Burma/Myanmar.
The EU looks forward to the immediate release of all remaining political detainees without condition in order to enable the participation of all social and political forces in the reconciliation process.
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