The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

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George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Singapore

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“The present Government promises that the elections will be 'free and fair'. Critical to its legitimacy will be the spirit of national reconciliation among the many ethnic groups in the country and the participation of the National League of Democracy and other opposition parties…Singapore supports the ASEAN position calling for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her participation in the coming elections.”
—George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Singapore

 

Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines

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“Unless they release Suu Kyi and allow her and her party to participate in the elections, it’s a complete farce and therefore contrary to their road map to democracy,”
—Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines.

 

Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines

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“The rest of Asean is shocked by Burma’s election law, which rejected Asean’s call for inclusiveness in the election. Asean countries might not know what to say.”
— Debbie Stothard, the coordinator of the Alternative Asean Network

 

Alberto Romulo foreign secretary of the Philippines

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“It [Burma's election law] is contrary to the roadmap to democracy that they have pledged to Asean and to the world. It's their own pledge and promise.”
—Alberto Romulo, foreign secretary of the Philippines

 

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

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“Burma has ignored the demands of the UN Security Council, the UN secretary-general, the US, EU and its neighbors by imposing restrictive and unfair terms for the elections.”
—British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

 
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Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

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