Yesterday wrote Bistandsaktuelt on local authorities in Mandalay, removed informal settlements in advance of King Harald and Queen Sonja arrival today. It was the Norwegian supported reputable journal Irrawaddy that uncovered cleanup operation along the Irrawaddy riverbeds outside Myanmars second largest city. Preening reality According Irrawaddy used local authorities bulldozers to smooth houses with soil and then deploy houseplants, to honor the royal couple on their arrival. Today waving Norwegian flags and Myanma abreast where the royal couple are expected to arrive. Both TV2 and NRK has now written about ryddesjauen. For broadcasting company said King Harald before departure from Bagan that he looked forward to the trip up the Irrawaddy River. - I look forward to the trip. That is when we get the impression how this country really is, said King Harald. Now it turns out therefore that the local government preening reality for Rojale guests from Norway. Happens all the time - The regime has done such things against the Burmese people so many times. This is perhaps shocking for people in Norway, but this happens all the time in Burma, says executive editor of Irrawaddy, Aung Zaw to Bistandsaktuelt. - About Norway this seems surprising, it shows that Norwegian foreign policy has weaknesses. The editor is very critical of what he describes as a shift in Norwegian Myanmar policy and explains what he thinks is wrong with Norwegian Myanmar policy now :. - Norway has supported the opposition in Burma for many years, but in recent years there has been a shift. I think Norway now suffering from Stockholm syndrome: Norway has shifted policy and it has disappointed the Burmese people, the ethnic groups and the whole democracy movement. Norways role in Myanmar has become very unbalanced. I hear that in Norway said that the regime is reformist, but its not true. It comes just a few, but as a whole does not want government real change in Myanmar. About this truth that Norwegian authorities sell settling, it is very unfortunate. - The Norwegian people must know how the situation for most people in this country. All lies The editor believes King Harald speech at Yangon University was ok: - But Im more unsure how it reflects Norwegian foreign policy. About Norwegian authorities are trying to convince the people of Norway that everything is good in Burma it is a pure lie. There is no willingness to reform in Burma; give me a break! Editor Aung Zaw believes the Norwegian state visit helps to give the incumbent government in Myanmar legitimacy. - Burmese authorities are looking for recognition now. And Norway has given the regime a lot of it lately. This state visit peaks in a manner such recognition of a non-democratic government, says editor Aung Zaw believes he has good grounds for claiming that a wide range of ethnic leaders now believe that Norwegian politics has become too one-sided, directed through the countrys present authorities. Must reality orientation - Norway is not North Korea; Norway is one of the most liberal democracies in the world. So why mingle Norwegian authorities these people and create alliances with the worlds worst regimes. I do not understand. He maintains that Norway has supported demoktratibevegelsen in Myanmar over the past twenty years, but claims that this has now changed dramatically in recent years: - It is very, very sad. - Stop drinking the cool aid - be realistic. Now, the relationship to the Burmese opposition and democracy movement corrected. The incident in Mandalay is just a tiny example of the incumbent regimes real face; Norway must wake up and see the reality in Burma. Bistandsaktuelt has a number of articles put the spotlight on a wide Norwegian involvement in Myanmar. Several voices have been highly critical of Norways involvement in the country. In the next issue of Bistandsaktuelt, which comes in mailboxes next week, you can read what Secretary Brende think about the complex landscape Norway meetings in the former military dictatorship. Where he answers some of the criticism, and explains why he believes Norway can contribute to peace and democratic reforms. Published: 12/04/2014
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:16:25 +0000
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