(22 Jul 1996) T/I: 10:08:24
ASEAN foreign ministers took time out from their official duties at the ASEAN conference in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday (22/7) to play a game of golf. Meanwhile, Burmese Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw was grilled at a news conference about Burma's repression of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement.
In another development, a delegation of EU foreign ministers met in Jakarta on Monday with Ohn Gyaw. The meeting was part of a concerted effort by the West to persuade the military government in Rangoon to recognise the 1990 election. The EU delegation was led by the Irish foreign minister, Dick Spring.
SHOWS:
BOGOR, INDONESIA, 22/7
Emeralda Golf club-houses;
Singaporean Foreign Minister Professor S Jayakumar in golf car;
Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas driving golf car;
Alatas says good morning;
ASEAN foreign ministers on tee green;
cu golf ball;
Alatas drives;
greens;
JAKARTA, 22/7;
exterior of convention centre;
nation flags;
ASEAN sign;
news conference held by Burmese foreign minister, Ohn Gyaw;
Gyaw "What we mean to say multi-party system is that now we are drafting a new constitution and under this constitution there will be a government - there will be two houses. But in the two houses when the election is held there will be the participation, a contesting of multi-parties, many parties will be taking part.";
c/a journalists;
Gyaw sot "They were not arrested (referring to NLD members before May conference in Burma). They were invited and they were asked what was the purpose of their meeting. If there was arrests, there would be charges and they would be detained but they were not detained. If you know the difference....it was a preventive exercise. There was no arrests.";
c/a journalists;
Gyaw sot "By gathering outside the house and listening to what ever is going on there is not an offence but regrettably the media ha been reporting that a group of 2,000 people defied the 20-year ban sentence. No we do not ban anything of that sort";
Gyaw leaving news conference;
EU delegation enters led by Dick Spring, Irish Foreign Minister;
Ohn Gyaw and Myanmar Delegation;
various of meeting ;
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