Yangon: Detained opposition leader Aung San
Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in
lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the
reconciliation efforts will yield results.
In a letter to junta chief Senior Gen Than Shwe released
today, Suu Kyi has requested a meeting to explain how she
would cooperate in tasks "beneficial to the country." She does
not specify what those might be.
"The letter is very significant. It clearly shows Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi's willingness to work with the government in
the interest of the nation," said her National League for
Democracy party spokesman Nyan Win. 'Daw' is a term of respect
used for older women.
The party, which released the text, had previously
described in general terms the contents of the letter, dated
Nov 11. The government has yet to respond.
Suu Kyi's initiative is the latest move to try to break
the political deadlock that began when the NLD won a 1990
general election.
The military refused to allow it to take power and
increased repression of the country's pro-democracy movement,
causing the United States and another Western nations to
isolate it with economic and political sanctions.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 21:10