Myanmar Committed to Building Democratic State: Newspaper

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Myanmar Committed to Building Democratic State: Newspaper

The Myanmar government is committed to building a democratic state and striving to attain the objective, pledged the state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar Friday.

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The Myanmar government is committed to building a democratic state and striving to attain the objective, pledged the state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar Friday.

"The government is fully aware that if the new democratic state is weak and not strong enough, it may have to face the challenges from unscrupulous elements," the paper said in an article.

The paper warned that many countries are eying Myanmar which enjoys a strategic geographical position at the junction of Southeast, Northeast and South Asia.

Under the circumstances, it said, "there are some countries, which if possible, wish to tear away at least part of our country even if the situation does not permit to swallow the whole country."

The paper also warned that there exist certain quarters in Myanmar who are inviting foreign nations to take a slice due to its past history of divide- and-rule policy exercised by the colonialists.

Moreover, some other elements, instigated by many outside forces, are trying to disturb the ongoing process which is moving towards the direction of achieving the said objective, the paper added.

The paper acknowledged that the underdeveloped economy and failure in eliminating poverty remain as one of the basic causes why democracy did not flourish in Myanmar in the past.

The paper pledged to give priority to developing infrastructure,a pre-requisite for economic development.

The paper admitted that in its economic development endeavors, the government has to face economic and investment sanctions, complaining that various opposition groups abroad are also attacking the dignity of the country by campaigning not to have commercial links with the country.

Out of such hindrances, Myanmar's journey towards democracy is being delayed, the paper concluded.

The Myanmar military took over the power of state in late 1988 and declared a multi-party democratic political system to pursue.

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