JAKARTA, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The United States is waiting for Indonesia's role as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2011 with regard to democratisation in Myanmar, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported.
At a joint press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after a meeting here on Tuesday, visiting US President Barack Obama said one of the challenges being faced by Asean and also the world was democratisation in Myanmar.
"One of the challenges being faced by Asean and the world is Myanmar and I am waiting for Indonesia's role in defending the Myanmar's and their rights," he said.
Obama said the general elections staged by Myanmar were obviously not free and unfair.
"We will keep encouraging Burma to reform to democracy and assure the protection of human rights," he said.
As an initial step towards that he said Myanmar had to release all its political detainees including democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
With regard to democratisation in Myanmar he said the US was waiting for Indonesia's role in it and he pledged to return to Indonesia to attend the East Asia Summit which would be attended by AseaN, China, South Korea, Japan, the US and Russia.
Susilo meanwhile said Indonesia continued to hope that Myanmar could achieve its democratisation as had been conveyed by its leader himself.
Besides discussing Myanmar Susilo and Obama also discussed the prospects of peace in the Middle East especially between Palestine and Israel.
In that regard Susilo said Indonesia's position was clear namely that the two countries should live side by side peacefully and this should be supported by the international community.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=542125
At a joint press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after a meeting here on Tuesday, visiting US President Barack Obama said one of the challenges being faced by Asean and also the world was democratisation in Myanmar.
"One of the challenges being faced by Asean and the world is Myanmar and I am waiting for Indonesia's role in defending the Myanmar's and their rights," he said.
Obama said the general elections staged by Myanmar were obviously not free and unfair.
"We will keep encouraging Burma to reform to democracy and assure the protection of human rights," he said.
As an initial step towards that he said Myanmar had to release all its political detainees including democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
With regard to democratisation in Myanmar he said the US was waiting for Indonesia's role in it and he pledged to return to Indonesia to attend the East Asia Summit which would be attended by AseaN, China, South Korea, Japan, the US and Russia.
Susilo meanwhile said Indonesia continued to hope that Myanmar could achieve its democratisation as had been conveyed by its leader himself.
Besides discussing Myanmar Susilo and Obama also discussed the prospects of peace in the Middle East especially between Palestine and Israel.
In that regard Susilo said Indonesia's position was clear namely that the two countries should live side by side peacefully and this should be supported by the international community.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=542125
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