Strasbourg, 08/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a resolution on the political situation in Burma, the Parliament calls on the Commission to study how humanitarian aid may be carried to the populations that need it the most, with the least political interference possible on the part of the military. The EP also calls on Burma to put an end to the practice of forced labour and reminds the Rangoon regime that the relative concessions it has made are not seen by the Union as a sign of real change. Despite the opening of talks about one year ago, there has been no significant release of political prisoners, the Parliament notes in particular. Political pressure must not ease up, admitted Commissioner Poul Nielson during a short discussion.
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