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    BURMA: U.S. Mission’s Meeting with Ethnic Minorities Signals Hope
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    "The new constitution does not have a single article that offers protection of ethnic groups." "Political reconciliation in Burma leading up to next year’s election must include ethnic minorities" said Soe Aung, spokesman for the Forum for Democracy in Burma, an umbrella group of Burmese political exiles. Full Article at Global Geopolitics News and Analysis
    Political reconciliation in Burma leading up to next year’s election must include ethnic minorities
    Aung San Suu Kyi – Aung San Suu Kyi SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
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BURMA: U.S. Mission’s Meeting with Ethnic Minorities Signals Hope
  1. This is a sign of hope that we can pursue national reconciliation that involves our communities.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  2. It will be central in any reconciliation process.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  3. The purpose of such dialogue is to move towards national reconciliation.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  4. For the last two years we were prohibited from meeting U.N. envoys
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  5. We are committed to begin a dialogue with the government, the (Burmese) opposition and ethnic groups
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  6. We met with seven to eight representatives of ethnic minority groups in Rangoon
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  7. The new constitution does not have a single article that offers protection of ethnic groups.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  8. They expressed their concerns about (the 2010) elections and how the government will treat them militarily.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago
  9. the U.S. administration is mindful of this ... It will be a challenge to address the ethnic grievances and ending the armed conflicts.
    SOURCE: Global Geopolitics News and Analysis 2 weeks ago

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