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"Mr President, an important milestone has been reached in Myanmar. I note the report from the EU electoral observation mission, and my congratulations go to Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD, who have won over two thirds of the seats.
However, I am concerned that major shortcomings remain – chief among them, as my colleagues have already mentioned, is the fact that Rohingya were disenfranchised and could not vote. Legislation on the basis of race and religion is clearly not consistent with transition towards national reconciliation.
Last Saturday we learnt that more than 100 people had been killed in a landslide near a jade mine. Military cronyism is said to be a key cause of poor conditions in the mining industry and to be fuelling conflicts in the Kotchen and Shan states. Conflicts like the one in East Congo have taught us that peace is not possible unless the link between military and business is broken. An important step has been taken in Myanmar with the signing of the extractive industries transparency initiative, but this will lead to change only if implementation is made a priority.
The EU needs to support the new leadership in tackling these major concerns and maintaining a positive dynamic in the ASEAN. We have seen major economies like Thailand and Malaysia backslide on human rights issues lately, so I welcome the investment protection negotiations that have been re-launched, and I would like to ask a representative of the Commission, if they were here, or the High Representative, to reflect on possibilities for further engagement that will allow us to provide incentives for change, ensuring maximum coordination between the various instruments in order to make sure that trade and investment reinforce, rather than undermine, human rights and democracy."@en1
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