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Press Release No. 2/2012
Mon, 11/19/2012 - 20:32
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Information Team
Press Release No. 2/2012
November 18, 2012
The
Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, as part of its
continuing efforts to meet its international obligations, protect and
promote human dignity, and strengthen democratic governance for its
peoples, aspires to the following:
Human Rights
The
Government of Myanmar will allow the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) to resume prisoner visitsin coordination with the Ministry
of Home Affairs.ICRC has recommenced operations in Myanmar since 2011,
installing sewage systems, solar power and access to groundwater in many
of the country's prisons. Additional access will be granted to assess
the welfare and living conditions of the prisoners and to facilitate
medical treatment.
The Government of Myanmar will extend an
invitation to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to establish an
office in Myanmar and begin negotiations on a memorandum of
understanding that would establish terms of reference.
The
Government of Myanmar has already eliminated a"blacklist" of persons
barred from entering or leaving the country based on their suspected
political activity. The Government of Myanmar has also established a
point of contact in the Office of the President to provide timely
response to citizens and foreigners inquiring about their status.
Prisoner Releases
The
Government of Myanmar will initiate a process between the Ministry of
Home Affairs and interested parties to devise a transparent mechanism to
reviewremaining prisoner cases of concern by the end of December 2012.
Criteria and guidelines for assessing the criminality of politically
concerned cases will be
identified and discussed in line with international standards and
practice.
Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation
In
addition to existing ceasefires with ten major ethnic armed groups, the
Government of Myanmar will continue to pursue a durable ceasefire in
Kachin State and other areasto de-escalate violent conflicts. The
government will pursue sustainable political solutions that address
efficient governance and rights of ethnic nationalities in Myanmar.
In
Rakhine State, as pledged in President U Thein Sein’s 11 November 2012
letter to the UN Secretary General, the Government will take decisive
action to preventviolent attacks against civilians; it will hold
accountable the perpetrators of such attacks; it will work with the
international community to meet the humanitarian needs of the people;
and it will address contentious political dimensions,
ranging from resettlement of displaced populations to granting of
citizenship.
The Government of Myanmar will expedite its
negotiations with the ICRC and other international humanitarian
organizations for broader access to conflict affected areas.
Non-Proliferation
The
Government of Myanmar will sign Additional Protocol to IAEA’s
Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements and give effect to the modified
standardized text of the Small Quantities Protocol.President U Thein
Sein has approved the measure, whichwill now be forwarded to the
Parliament for final approval. Myanmar has been a member of the IAEA
since 1957, signing the Non-proliferation Treaty in December 1992, the
Small Quantities Protocol in 1995, the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon
Free Zone Treaty, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996.
As a member
of the United Nations, the Government of Myanmar is committed to abiding with UN Security Council Resolution 1874.
Open Government Partnership
The
Government of Myanmar announces its intention to become a full member
of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) by the end of 2016. The
Government of Myanmar strives to become a more open and accountable
government in accordance with OGP’s core principles of transparency;
civic engagement; anti-corruption; and using technology and innovation
to make government more open, effective and accountable.
Anti-Trafficking
The
Government of Myanmar agrees to the "US-Myanmar Joint Plan on
Trafficking in Persons" including implementing the ILO Action Plan on
Forced Labor and the New Wards and Village Tracts Administration Act,
which strengthen the number of criminal
investigations an
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