The National League for Democracy addressed the crisis in Rakhine State in a statement marking Independence Day on Thursday, with the party describing the situation in the country’s west as a “challenge to national sovereignty and dignity.”
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In his Independence Day speech, Htin Kyaw called for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the Rohingya.
Burma’s National League for Democracy party seized the occasion of the country’s 68th Independence Day on Monday to demand the continuation of a shift away from military rule.
An NLD-commissioned sculpture of the independence leader Gen. Aung San by artist Aung Kyaw Tun will go on display this month.
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Ethnic spokesman Hkun Okker said the 12 armed-group delegations were granted about five minutes each to speak directly to the president.
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Suu Kyi also emphasised the importance of restoring positive values and attitudes that have been lost in order to prevent the country’s demise.
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Leaders of the ethnic armed groups are expected to have a private meeting with Thein Sein and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing while in Naypyidaw for the Independence Day parade.
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In a speech to mark Burmese Independence Day, Aung San Suu Kyi stressed that both the government and the military should play important roles in amending the constitution and urged them to cooperate in the process.
Ninety-three-year-old Thakin Hla Kyaing, who fought for Burma’s independence in the 1930s, has been forced to beg to survive.
Veteran politicians who campaigned alongside General Aung San in the quest for freedom from British rule urge ‘full independence’
