HC Deb 27 November 1996 vol 286 c290W
Mr. Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on recent developments in Burma. [4593]

Mr. Hanley

We are deeply concerned about recent events in Burma. We issued a statement on 11 November condemning the recent attacks on Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy and urging the Burmese authorities to respond constructively to calls for dialogue and to prevent further deterioration in the situation.

Mr. Bill Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of Burma in respect of human rights abuses in that country. [4816]

Mr. Hanley

We have made several representations to the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council in recent months about human rights violations in Burma. We did so most recently with our EU partners in a demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rangoon by the acting EU presidency on 16 November. I also raised our concerns with the Burmese ambassador in London on 21 November.

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