"Dawn" News Bulletin, Vol.4 No.3 April - Online Burma Library
"Dawn" News Bulletin, Vol.4 No.3 April - Online Burma Library
"Dawn" News Bulletin, Vol.4 No.3 April - Online Burma Library
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Chairman also urged the<br />
gathering to concentrate<br />
on conceptual realities<br />
and organising plans, and<br />
to afford always to to be<br />
an active , dynamic and<br />
united organisations.<br />
"We must implement<br />
with firm stand on our<br />
belief to be models of the<br />
social environment and<br />
to extend the strength of<br />
the Front," said in<br />
conclusion of his speech.<br />
During the sessions,<br />
reports of the Central<br />
Executive Committee,<br />
Central Committee and<br />
Regional Committee<br />
were read out by responsible<br />
persons, and analysis<br />
on current situation<br />
was made. After that the<br />
Central Committee<br />
unanimously elected 5<br />
persons for vacant seats<br />
— 2 to Central Executive<br />
Committee and 3 others<br />
to the Central Committee.<br />
It was reportedly<br />
known that the closing<br />
session was successfully<br />
ended on <strong>April</strong> 10.<br />
ABSDF ON THE MOVE<br />
ABSDF<br />
REPRESENTATIVE PARTICIPATES<br />
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
The International <strong>Burma</strong><br />
Conference, under the<br />
patronage of Prof Dr Rita<br />
Sussmuth, President of<br />
the German Bunndestag<br />
(Parliament) and Mr<br />
Wolfgang Thierse, Vice-<br />
Chairman of Social<br />
Democratic Party of<br />
Germany, was held in the<br />
Building of German<br />
Parliament from 16-18<br />
<strong>April</strong> 1993.<br />
At the invitation of<br />
<strong>Burma</strong> Project-Berlin to<br />
participate the Conference,<br />
the Central<br />
Committee of the<br />
ABSDF sent Mi Sue<br />
Pwint, Member of the<br />
Information Department<br />
and Editor of Dawn-<br />
Oh-Wei magazine, as a<br />
female representative of<br />
the Front. She joined<br />
representatives of other<br />
democratic forces including<br />
Dr M Marta; Foreign<br />
Secretary Of Karen<br />
National Union (KNU),<br />
U Win Khet; Vicechairman<br />
of the National<br />
League for Democracy,<br />
Liberated Area (NLD,<br />
LA), Nai Pe Thein Zar,<br />
Foreign Secretary of the<br />
National Democratic<br />
Front (NDF), Ven Khae<br />
Mar Sara; Chairman of<br />
All <strong>Burma</strong> Young<br />
Monks Union (ABY<br />
MU), Khai Saw Htun;<br />
Arakan Liberation Front<br />
(ALP), Ms Seng Raw;<br />
Kachin Independence<br />
Organisation (KIO) and<br />
representatives of the<br />
Burmese Community in<br />
the United States of<br />
America, United Kingdom<br />
and Czechoslovakia.<br />
It was reportedly<br />
known that more than 80<br />
representatives from<br />
different countries<br />
participated the Conference.<br />
On <strong>April</strong> 16, at 9:30 am.,<br />
U Maung Yin, Chairman<br />
of <strong>Burma</strong> Project-Berlin,<br />
opened then ceremony<br />
by conveying greetings<br />
and Ven Khae Mar Sara<br />
prayed for the success of<br />
the conference.<br />
Then Ms Larissa Gabriel<br />
from Geneva-based<br />
Center on Human Rights<br />
read out the reports on<br />
Human Rights, British<br />
journalist Martin Smith<br />
discussed about "Human<br />
Rights and Democracy<br />
in <strong>Burma</strong> and Democracy<br />
in <strong>Burma</strong> and<br />
German MP Dr Mahlo<br />
explained his views on<br />
"Approach to Peace in<br />
<strong>Burma</strong>"<br />
"The Way to Peace" was<br />
presented by Dr Marta,<br />
MS Seng Raw and<br />
Kyemon U Thaung from<br />
different angles, "The<br />
Way To Peace in <strong>Burma</strong>"<br />
by Khernsai Jaiyem;<br />
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