[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 21 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Page 758]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Situation in Burma

May 27, 2008

    I am deeply troubled by the Burmese regime's extension of National 
League for Democracy general secretary and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung 
San Suu Kyi's house arrest on May 27. Aung San Suu Kyi's current house 
arrest dates back to May 2003, when she was detained following the 
murderous assault by regime-sponsored thugs on her motorcade in Depayin. 
The United States calls upon the regime to release all political 
prisoners in Burma and begin a genuine dialog with Aung San Suu Kyi, the 
National League for Democracy, and other democratic and ethnic minority 
groups on a transition to democracy.
    The United States will continue to help the people of Burma recover 
from the devastation of Cyclone Nargis and will continue to support the 
Burmese people's long-term struggle for freedom. Laura and I look 
forward to the day when the people of Burma know true liberty and 
democracy.