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April 30th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The veteran activist, however, will not be in parliament to hear Ban’s address
– the first by a visiting foreign dignitary to the fledgling legislature –
because she and other opposition members are refusing to take their seats in
a dispute over the swearing-in oath.
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has said it will not pledge to “safeguard”
an army-created constitution, in the first sign of tension with the
government since the April 1 by-elections.
The UN leader is now set to meet Suu Kyi in Yangon on Tuesday.
During his visit to Naypyidaw for talks with President Thein Sein, the UN
announced that it would help Burma to conduct its first census in 31 years,
offering technical support and help mobilising financial support.
Thein Sein, a former army general, has ushered through a broad range of
changes since coming to power last year, including welcoming Suu Kyi’s party
into the political mainstream and freeing political prisoners.
Ban is expected to urge the regime to grant the UN unhindered humanitarian
access to tens of thousands of refugees who have fled fighting between the
military and ethnic minority rebels in northernmost Kachin state.
Although the UN recently managed to send aid convoys into hard-to-reach parts
of Kachin, many refugees remain in dire need of assistance and with the
monsoon looming, conditions are expected to become even more desperate.
Ban’s visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity to bring the
long-isolated state back into the international fold.
The European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton is also in Burma for talks
with Thein Sein following the recent suspension of EU sanctions against the
long-isolated country to reward political changes.
Ashton on Saturday met Suu Kyi and opened a new EU office in Yangon that will
mostly oversee the management of aid programmes but also have a political
role, in a first step towards establishing a full diplomatic mission.
Source: agencies
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