Testimony

Kurt M. Campbell
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

Washington, DC

April 25, 2012

Introduction Mr. Chairman, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you very much for inviting me here today to testify about U.S. policy toward Burma and the remarkable developments that have been unfolding in the country. Many Members of this Committee and in the Congress have been key proponents of human rights and democracy in Burma over the past two decades, and I am sure you all are following events with as much hope and interest as we do at the State Department.

A one day Seminar on Islam in Myanmar

jointly organised by IAIS Malaysia
Myanmar Muslims Intellectual Forum (MMIF)
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) East Asia
Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and The Pacific (RISEAP)

Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:44

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The National League for Democracy (NLD) has opened a branch office in Maungdaw Township – a border town of Burma with Bangladesh and the border town of northern Arakan state, on April 25 at about 8:00am, according to a student who attended the opening ceremony of NLD New office.

The European Parliament ,

–  having regard to Articles 18 to 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948,

–  having regard to Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966,

–  having regard to the EU Presidency statement of 23 February 2009 calling for all-inclusive dialogue between the authorities and the democratic forces in Burma/Myanmar,

–  having regard to its previous resolutions on Burma/Myanmar, in particular those of 25 November 2010(1) and 20 May 2010(2) ,

–  having regard to the European Union's set of restrictive measures, as set out in Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP of 26 April 2010 and as most recently amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 1083/2011 of 27 October 2011,