聯合國承諾支持緬甸改革

A top United Nations official has assured officials in Burma that the U.N.'s commitment to reforms in the Southeast Asian country is firm.　Under Secretary-General Vijay Nambiar told a policy development conference in the capital of Naypytaw that the U.N. stands ready to help Burma "catch up with the changing world" by redoubling efforts to help the government better the lives of the three-day conference that began Monday is being held to discuss policy options, priorities and institutional reforms for accelerating development in Burma. It brings together more than 40 national and international experts who will participate in panel debates sharing national, regional and other country experiences.

In recent months, Burma has freed a number of political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest and now plans to run for parliament. It has also opened peace talks with ethnic rebels and loosened controls on the ics of Burma say despite the transition from military to civilian rule, Burmese generals still dominate parliament and politics.聯合國副祕書長南威哲向緬甸官員承諾，聯合國堅決致力於緬甸的改革。南威哲在緬甸首都內比都的一個政策發展會議上說，聯合國已準備好以加倍的努力，幫助緬甸政府改善人民生活，以此幫助緬甸“跟上這個不斷變化的世界”。這次爲期三天的會議於星期一開始，目的是討論緬甸發展的加速所應實施的政策、要點和機構改革。會議聚集了40多位來自緬甸國內外的專家，他們將在一個小組辯論中交流本國、該地區和其它國家的經驗。

在最近幾個月，緬甸釋放了多名政治犯，包括反對派領導人昂山素季，她曾經遭到軟禁，現在計劃參加議會競選。緬甸還開啓了與少數民族反政府力量的和平談判，並放鬆了對新聞媒體的控制。批評緬甸的人說，雖然緬甸從軍人統治過渡到了文官統治，緬甸軍方將領仍然主導着議會和政治事務。