Myanmar rejects US report on human rights violation

The Myanmar government has rejected a recent report of the State Department of the United States on the country's human rights status, saying that the report is a politically motivated attempt to maintain pressure on Myanmar and to interfere its domestic affairs.

The Myanmar Foreign Ministry made the dismissal in a statement available here Friday in response to the US report for 2004 issued on Feb. 28 in Washington DC.

The report is "patently false and is nothing more than a catalogue of allegations", the statement said, adding that "It fails to reflect the true situation obtaining in the country".

The statement cited some of Myanmar's success in meeting the challenges of restoring peace and stability in the country as well as in strengthening national unity, pointing out that "with the steady improvement of the country's infrastructure, the economy has expended and living standards of the people have improved".

The statement also cited a fact that the country's seven-step roadmap to democratization is on track with the National Convention to frame a new state constitution having being resumed on Feb. 17.

Economically, Myanmar has gained an average growth rate of 8.5 percent annually for the past three years despite sanctions imposed by some countries and socially, it saw notable improvement in the enhancement of heath and education facilities.

The statement held that "No foreign power can claim to have greater interest in the well-being of citizens of Myanmar than the government and people of Myanmar".

Source: Xinhua