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"Mr President, for the first time in 50 years, we can see some good news coming out of Burma/Myanmar. The democratic transition, as you describe it, is clearly visible. So is an attempt to end the country’s isolation and so are the attempts to open up the country for more economic development, because Burma, due to its isolation for 50 years, was also economically a very underdeveloped country.
So there is an opportunity for Burma, and, of course, there is also an opportunity for us. I fully agree with you that we should take this opportunity and help the country as far as democratic development is concerned. You mention the election experts and the election process. Yes, those are the right things for us to do and also for this Parliament to do.
You mention lifting the sanctions. We support you in this regard. We should reward the reformers by gradually lifting the sanctions and giving them the opportunity to successfully complete the process of democratisation, and – as you also mentioned – the national reconciliation between the regime and the opposition, also as far as the ethnic minorities are concerned."@en1
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