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Suu Kyi delays debut as spat with Govt persists
Myanmar’s parliament reopened with Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to take a seat on Monday, while the nation’s president vowed “no U-turn” on reforms as the EU prepares to suspend sanctions.
Suu Kyi’s party has refused to swear to “safeguard” an Army-created constitution in the first sign of tension with the Government since a landmark by-election this month saw the democracy icon win a parliamentary seat.
The spat comes as European Union nations are preparing to suspend most sanctions against the impoverished nation for one-year to reward a series of dramatic reforms since direct Army rule ended last year.
Myanmar, long-isolated under military dictatorship, has seen a rapid improvement in ties with the international community after Suu Kyi and her party achieved a decisive win in the April 1 polls.
Myanmar’s parliament reopened with Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to take a seat on Monday, while the nation’s president vowed “no U-turn” on reforms as the EU prepares to suspend sanctions.
Suu Kyi’s party has refused to swear to “safeguard” an Army-created constitution in the first sign of tension with the Government since a landmark by-election this month saw the democracy icon win a parliamentary seat.
The spat comes as European Union nations are preparing to suspend most sanctions against the impoverished nation for one-year to reward a series of dramatic reforms since direct Army rule ended last year.
Myanmar, long-isolated under military dictatorship, has seen a rapid improvement in ties with the international community after Suu Kyi and her party achieved a decisive win in the April 1 polls.
