Suu Kyi's party: No conditions on talks

[ellisonz]

Source: Associated Press

Suu Kyi's party: No conditions on talks
20 minutes ago

YANGON, Myanmar - The party of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi called Tuesday for talks with Myanmar's military regime following a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters, but it urged the junta not to set conditions for any meetings.

The junta's top general offered earlier this week to meet with Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest. But he said she must first renounce her calls for international sanctions against the regime, which has been widely condemned for crushing the protests last month.

"The success of a dialogue is based on sincerity and the spirit of give and take," Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy said in a statement, which was based on her past speeches. "The will for achieving success is also crucial and there should not be any preconditions."

In its first comment since the regime held up the prospect of talks, the party appeared to be trying to encourage negotiations without abandoning its platform. The party emphasized past statements by Suu Kyi, but also said it could make "adjustments" for the sake of dialogue.

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[Barrett808]

1. k & r

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. The junta can do whatever it wants, as China is backing them in the UN

and the U.S., thanks to asinine Bush-Clinton-Bush economic policies is impotent to criticize China, let alone do something principled like boycott the olympics in Beijing