Ndi Sponsors Visit Of Burmese Exiles in Burma

Ndi Sponsors Visit Of Burmese Exiles in Burma

 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001017 SIPDIS DEPT FOR
EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/PD NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: DECL:
05/23/2018

TAGS: PREL [External Political Relations], PGOV
[Internal Governmental Affairs], KPAO [Public Affairs Office], ID
[Indonesia], BM [Burma]


 SUBJECT: NDI SPONSORS VISIT OF
BURMESE EXILES REF: JAKARTA 1001 AND PREVIOUS Classified By: Pol/C
Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4 (b+d). ¶

1. (C) SUMMARY: The
National Democratic Institute (NDI) and local NGO's sponsored a visit by
Burmese exiles to Jakarta this week. At the opening of a photo exhibit
on Burma's plight, speakers--including the exiles--highlighted the
regime's failure to allow humanitarian relief to reach cyclone victims,
and its brutal crackdown and repression of minorities. They called for
Indonesia and ASEAN to do more--and immediately. The NDI-sponsored event
is a follow-up to Mission's conference on Burma in March, and is part
of the USG's effort to inform Indonesian civil society and to stimulate
action regarding Burma. END SUMMARY.