Junta has 'complete trust' in Suu Kyi

Junta has 'complete trust' in Suu Kyi

MYANMAR: Myanmar's junta said on Tuesday it "has complete trust" in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's pursuit of development in the military-run state, and is encouraging her to travel throughout the country.

The junta statement came as it sought to downplay reports that the Nobel peace laureate had been harassed by aggressive pro- Yangon elements during her recent political trip to the western Chin state.

The junta also said it has been encouraging Suu Kyi, who heads the National League for Democracy (NLD), to travel widely within Myanmar "so that she may talk with people and familiarize herself with the reality of conditions throughout the country."

It denied charges that it harassed Suu Kyi during her recent tour of the country's northwest.

Complaints had been expressed by senior officials in the NLD that local authorities have gone out of their way to warn people not to attempt to see Suu Kyi on her trips up country. --AFP