Aung San Suu Kyi: growth for the Burmese people, not "reckless optimism"
Bangkok (AsiaNews) - The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned against "reckless optimism" that revolves around the reforms in Myanmar. In her first official intervention abroad - after spending almost 24 years under house arrest - this morning in Bangkok, Thailand, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Nobel Laureate warned that the process is not yet " irreversible "and the current Parliament is far from being an expression of a full democracy. This is why foreign investors entering the country must avoid food "corruption or inequality."
Under the theme "Shaping the future of the region through connectivity," the WEF dedicated to East Asia opened yesterday in the Thai capital. The international event is attended by 630 delegates, about 200 more than expected from 50 countries. Among them are five Heads of State or Government, from Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. However, the figure that has most captured the interest of the media is the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi.
The "Lady", recently elected to Parliament, said her address was not to "tell you what to do" but to explain "what we need." She urged investors and businessmen to look to the Burmese people, ordinary people, to ensure them a "better" quality of life. Not corruption and inequality, but "jobs" she specified.
Regarding reforms undertaken by the government, the NLD leader said that they should be "linked to a regional and global efforts for the sharing of growth" so that even Myanmar, can be "part of that world more prosperous and peaceful." Finally, a reminder of the "rule of law", which is more important than the legal protection of investors. "There are good laws in Burma - said the Nobel Laureate - but we do not have a clean and independent judiciary. As long as there is this type of system, even the best laws in the world make no sense."
Some Heads of State and Government of Asia also made interventions yesterday, focused on the need for greater regional collaboration. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned that to become an attractive hub for investments, the nations of the need to promote "genuine friendship, harmony and a strong economy", a cooperation that should not be limited to the ASEAN countries - an association that brings together 10 nations of South-East Asia - but should be extended (with bilateral relations) to China, Japan and South Korea. Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnamese Prime Minister, recalled the crisis in the South China Sea where there is a "conflict of interests" that involves Hanoi, Manila and Beijing, but must be resolved "in view of stability" and through "peaceful means". Thongsing Thammavong, Laotian Prime Minister, emphasized the extent of the "earth connection" that Laos holds a regional level, linking together the various countries.
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