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