Harn Yawnghwe Statement

HARN YAWNGHWE STATEMENT 
October 2011

I am aware of the fact that stories and rumours are circulating about my visit
to Burma. The facts about my visit are as follows:

1. President U Thein Sein announced that exiles can return.
2. I am making a private visit to see what is actually taking place.
3. I want to visit places I knew as a child in Yangon and my home town in
Shan State.
4. In the future, I also want to visit other states and divisions of the Union
of Burma.
5. I am willing to meet anybody who wants to see me.
6. I have no political agenda and no fixed itinerary.
7. I am not here to negotiate anything on behalf of any organization.

Thank you

Harn Yawnghwe
Yangon

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ADDB EBO STATEMENT
 October 2011
ASSOCIATES TO DEVELOP DEMOCRATIC BURMA, INC
(Canadian Corporation No.306655-0-M)
15 Donegani Avenue, CP.781, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R 4Z5, Canada
Tel: 1 (514) 693-1590, Email: harn@euro-burma.be


EURO-BURMA OFFICE
(Belgian Registration No.0895620 004)
Square Gutenberg 11-2, Brussels B-1000, Belgium
Tel: 32 2 280-0691, Fax: 32 2 280-0310, Email: bxl@euro-burma.be


1. The Board of Directors of the Associates to Develop Democratic Burma is aware of Harn Yawnghwe, EBO Executive Director’s visit to Burma.
2. It is a private visit.
3. The Board is satisfied that Harn’s visit will not adversely affect EBO operations. EBO is the operations arm of ADDB.
4. Harn is not authorized to negotiate anything with the Government of Myanmar on behalf of the Associates to Develop Democratic Burma, Canada, or the Euro Burma Office, Brussels.
5. Any ADDB/EBO policy decisions have to be approved by the full Board in Canada.
6. The key objective of ADDB is the promotion of democracy in Burma.
(Fred Shaver)
Chairman of the Board
Contact: Sarah Collen, EBO Europe Director, Tel: +32 2 280 0691


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http://euro-burma.eu/doc/1110_HY__Statement.pdf