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Marty Natalegawa, Foreign Minister of Indonesia

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“We would like to know about the practical implications of the recently issued electoral law to determine whether its substance meets the Myanmar [Burma] government's commitment to hold a democratic, free and multi-party election. We hope Aung San Suu Kyi can participate in the election.”
—Marty Natalegawa, Foreign Minister of Indonesia

 

Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD)

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“Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is entirely against the NLD doing party registration under these unjust laws. But she said this is her personal view, not an order or instruction to the party. The party should make the decision in accord with the democratic values.”
—Nyan Win, a lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi

 

Li Baodong, Chinese ambassador to UN

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“Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in the world; so an election to be held in this country is not an easy one, but we think it's a very important step in the process of a national reconciliation, in the process of a democracy in that country.”
—Li Baodong, Chinese ambassador to UN

 

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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“The government must create conditions that give all stakeholders the opportunity to participate freely in elections. This includes the release of all political prisoners — including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi — and respect for fundamental freedoms.”
—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

 

George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Singapore

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“Asean’s reputation as a meaningful regional forum will suffer if it does not call for Myanmar [Burma] to respect freedom of expression, assembly and association in the lead-up to the election.”
—Donna Guest, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia Programme Director

 
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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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