Myanmar state counselor vows to build federal union with peace
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi vowed to continue building up a federal union with eternal peace as she made a TV speech to the nation on March 30 evening.
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: Reuters)
Hanoi (VNA)– Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi vowed to continue building up afederal union with eternal peace as she made a TV speech to the nation on March30 evening.
The remark was made incelebrating the first one-year tenure of the government of the National Leaguefor Democracy (NLD).
Suu Kyi also expressedthanks to the people for their patience and understanding of the government inits first year in office.
Speaking of theachievements in the past year, she said the government enacted laws that couldgive protection to the people while removing some others that used to suppressthem.
She highlighted thegovernment’s increased spending on public healthcare which is improving rapidlyto the extent that the world has acknowledged Myanmar’s progress.
She assured that thegovernment will start its second year in office with the focus on job creation,better transportation and increased access to electric power.
On the Rakhine issue, sherejected the recent resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC)on sending an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar to investigateallegations of abuse by security forces in the northern state.
Besides, she alsoaffirmed that the government had not misused the state fund.
The NLD party, led byAung San Suu Kyi, won a landslide victory in the 2015 general election andafter it formed a government, it started to run on April 1, 2016. -VNA
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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: Reuters) 
