Quotes about Burma

It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism.

The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

My message to the international community is that our silence and complicity especially on the situation in Gaza shames us all. It is almost like the behaviour of the military junta in Burma.