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Myanmar: working for â€™free and fairâ€™ vote

29 September 2010 03:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Myanmar is failing to answer international pleas to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, telling other nations that it is striving to ensure its first elections in two decades are "free and fair", APA reports quoting The Associated Press.
Foreign Minister U Nyan Win spoke on Tuesday, one day after foreign ministers from key nations warned Myanmarâ€™s military junta that the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners is "essential" for Nov. 7 elections to be seen as credible.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said after a closed-door meeting Monday night that the ministers reiterated the need for Myanmarâ€™s election process to be more inclusive, participatory and transparent.