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Gordon Brown letter to Aung San Suu Kyi
UK to continue push for change in Burma - PM tells ASSK Wednesday 30 December 2009The Prime Minister has written a letter to Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi in which he says the UK will continue to doeverything possible to push for change in Burma.In the letter, Gordon Brown calls for free and inclusive elections inBurma next year and urges the Burmese regime to engage Aung San SuuKyi in a genuine dialogue on democracy.The letter has been handed to the Burmese authorities by the BritishEmbassy in Rangoon - the formal channel by which messages to AungSan Suu Kyi are passed.
Dear Daw Suu
You have dedicated the whole of your life to the cause of democracy andfreedom in Burma. You have selflessly highlighted the wider suffering of the Burmese people rather than dwelling on your own pain. And throughthat courage you have gained the respect of the entire internationalcommunity not just for a person, but for a cause.The world knows that as Burma approaches an historic year you will beas resolute as ever in approaching its challenges.If the scheduledelections proceed under a rigged constitution, with opposition leadersexcluded and with no international oversight, the military rulers will becondemning Burma to more years of diplomatic isolation and economicstagnation.But if the elections are genuinely inclusive, free and fair, then the wholeof the international community is ready to stand with Burma, welcomeher back into the community of nations, and contribute to rebuilding herfuture and prosperity. It is clear this is the only path which will lead toBurma
’s future security, stability and progress for all her people.
Sadly, as the year turns, the signs do not look good. Your continuingdetention is only the most visible evidence of the bad faith of a regime
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