Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Visits to Myanmar proposed by ASEAN will be considered after stabilizing the country: Senior General




CHAIRMAN of the  State  Administration  Council  Commander-in-Chief  of  Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivered a speech at the meeting 9/2021 of the State Administration Council at the Council Chairman’s Office yesterday afternoon.

Speaking  on  occasion,  the  Senior General said he attended the  ASEAN  Leaders’  Meeting  held  in  Jakarta  of  Indonesia  on  24 April and discussed issues of ASEAN,  prevention  of  Covid-19  and progress in Myanmar.

The  Senior  General  explained his discussions on handover of the State duty under the Constitution  on  1  February  for  voting frauds in the 2020 general election  in  Myanmar,  different  stages  of  protests,  formation  of  the  State  Administration  Council,  future  plans  and  objectives,  undertakings as pledged by the Tatmadaw in line with the democratic practice, Tatmadaw’s endeavours in 2010 and 2015 general elections in line with democracy, the occurrence of voting frauds in the 2020 general election, printing  of  ballot  papers  beyond  the  laws  and  procedures,  casting  votes  without  identity,  deaths  and  injuries  of  security  forces  in current riots, and solving the injuries and deaths of people under the law.

The Senior General stressed that leadership and leader are of importance in politics.  They have to lead  everything under  the rules and laws. A democracy with unlawful leadership cannot be accepted. The president, the government officials and the Hluttaw refused dialogue for un-fairness in the election, not in line with the law. The Senior General explained  that  the  Tatmadaw’s  undertaking of tasks in line with the law and clarified the plan to hold a free and fair election, the seizure of arms and ammunition used  by  rioters  and  terrorists,  declaration of the martial law orders in some townships, and loss of people in healthcare services due  to  CDM  activities  of  some  health staff.

Likewise, the Senior  General  said  that  he  explained  the progress of the peace process, efforts to restore the peace that is essential for democracy and federalism, arrangement to issue citizenship scrutiny cards to 4.6 million people for holding the election and repatriation of those who left for another country, to Rakhine State under the prescribed disciplines.

In  responding  to  the  discussions on the Myanmar issue of  ASEAN  leaders,  the  Senior  General said he would emphasize considering suggestions given to Myanmar with constructive attitudes compared with current situations at home. By giving priority to peace and stability of the State, the visits to Myanmar proposed by the ASEAN will be considered after stabilizing the country.  In implementing the five future programmes of the council, if the aid of ASEAN with constructive attitude depends on ASEAN Charter, ASEAN Way and ASEAN Spirit, it will be considered for the State interests.

Efforts  are  being  made  to  conduct  law  and  economics  subjects  at  universities.  As  law  subject is essential in exercising democracy,  every  citizen  needs  to  have  basic  legal  knowledge.  Only  when  the  State  economy  improves  will  it  practise  democracy.  So,  it  is  necessary  to  reduce  the  development  gap  between urban and rural areas.

It is required to restore peace for turning out the educated  persons.  The Senior  General  stressed  the  need  to  re-operate factories and construction projects for generating jobs for the people to solve basic needs.

The  council  members  discussed declaration of the CRPH as  terrorist  organization  under  the Anti-Terrorism Law, assessment over the laws enacted beyond  the  Constitution,  reviewing  formation  of  special  courts,  awarding the State servants loyal to the country and taking action against  those  break  the  law,  scrutiny over loss of the State for appointment of foreign experts, easing worries of people for pri-vate  banks,  taking  effective  action against artistes who incited riots and those who participated in  the  terror  acts,  taking  out  of  river  sands  for  earning  foreign  exchange, generating electricity through solar on water surface, inserting  some  provisions  into  the  cyber  law,  exposing  some  construction entrepreneurs who attempt to stage CDM, scrutiny for some ministerial officials from CDM activity, issuance of CSC to people from IDP camps, exposing for trafficking of illegal arms in  border  areas,  arrangements  for  releasing  accurate  news  to  the people, creation of economic  opportunities,  development  tasks in Namsang and Mangtun townships, disbursement of agricultural loans for cultivation of alternative crops, no emergence of single party dictatorship system in the Union based in democracy and  federalism,  and  change  of  election system for participation of  representatives  from  all  parties at Hluttaws.

In his response, the Senior General said he would scrutinize the matters  related  to  special  courts  for  judicial  affairs.  The staff who do not join CDM and are loyal  to  the  State  should  be  honoured.  It  is  necessary  to  change  the  mindset  of  the  staff from administrative machinery. The mindset of State service personnel and government servant must be changed in the long run.

Arrangements  are  being  made to operate the banks regularly. The issues for artistes are being  considered  for  the  long  term.  Effective action  will  be  taken against some artistes who have been warned many times. Press conferences are being held for the people to know the information in time.  It is necessary to consider the development of the State with farsightedness.

Then,  the  Senior  General  highlighted  issuance  of  citizen-ship scrutiny cards, coordination for  amendment  of  election  system between the Union Election Commission and parties, issues of  the  State  economy  and  generating  of  electricity  based  on  feasibility studies, uplift of living standard  for  ethnic  nations  to  have  literacy,  and  needs  of  realizing  the  democracy  for  the  State  and  the  people  with  genuine goodwill.

MNA

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