<html>
<head>
<meta name="generator" content="Corel WordPerfect 10">
<meta http-equiv="content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<style>
p
{
margin-top: 0px;
margin-bottom: 1px
}
body
{
font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">October 24, 2007 <i>(4:30 p.m. EDT)</i><br>
No. 149</span></span></span></p>
<br>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">CANADA CONDEMNS THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF NOBEL
LAUREATE AUNG SAN SUU KYI</span></span></span></p>
<br>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following
statement on the continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“Today, Canada calls again for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi on the 12th
anniversary of her captivity. In recognition of her courageous struggle to bring freedom
and democracy to Burma, Canada’s Parliament voted to confer honorary citizenship on
her, following a commitment by the government in last week’s Speech from the Throne.
We continue to call on the government of Burma to release all other political prisoners
and to engage in a genuine dialogue with the democratic opposition.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“Canada supports the efforts of the international community to encourage freedom,
democratic development, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Burma. We
welcome the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy, Ibrahim
Gambari, as well as those of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro. Canada calls upon the government of
Burma to facilitate their work.”</span></span></p>
<br>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">- 30 -</span></span></p>
<br>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></p>
<br>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<br>
613-995-1874<br>
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20071116101256/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
</body>
</html>
