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US Hopes India Raises Concerns With Burma

   VOA News 24 July 2010
   Burma Senior Gen. Than Shwe (file photo)

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   Burma Senior Gen. Than Shwe (file photo)

   The  United  States said Friday it hopes India sends "a clear message"
   regarding human rights when Burma's military leader visits New Delhi.
   A  delegation including Burma's senior general, Than Shwe, is expected
   to be in India for meetings next week.
   U.S.  State  Department  spokesman  P.J. Crowley said India should let
   Burma know that "it needs to change its course."
   He  said  Burma's  ruling military government needs to be told that it
   should  "constructively  engage its opposition and other ethnic groups
   within Burma."
   He also said Burma has a responsibility to protect "the region against
   the risk of proliferation."
   Than  Shwe  is  expected  to  meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
   Singh during his visit.

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