Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on Burma
February 02, 2021
February 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2021:
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"I am deeply concerned by the Burmese military's arrest of President Win Myint, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other Burmese elected officials, and call for their immediate release.
"Burma's democratic progress since 2015 has been tumultuous. But each step away from decades of military dictatorship to . . .
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"I am deeply concerned by the Burmese military's arrest of President Win Myint, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other Burmese elected officials, and call for their immediate release.
"Burma's democratic progress since 2015 has been tumultuous. But each step away from decades of military dictatorship to . . .