A day after the popular Hollywood actor Jim Carrey went on YouTube calling for people to support the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the US said Tuesday it will continue its effort for political change in Burma through the United Nations and Asean.
US officials expect the issue of Burma to come up for discussion at the Security Council during the upcoming UN General Assembly session next month.
Reiterating the US demand to release Suu Kyi and other political prisoners in Burma, State Department spokesman Tom Casey told reporters in Washington that the military junta should engage in a dialogue with all the legitimate political forces in the country to develop a new constitution and allow democracy to develop in the country.
Responding to a question, Casey said the US will continue to put pressure on the Burmese military regime with economic sanctions and will continue to work with the UN and other nations in this regard.
Only recently, US President George Bush renewed economic sanctions on Burma after Congress approved legislation.
When asked about the YouTube video released by actor Carrey, Casey said other appeals for the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners are always welcome.
Meanwhile, the public service video by Carrey on YouTube attracted more than 120,000 viewers in the two days after it was uploaded.
Calling Aung San Suu Kyi a "hero,” Carrey urged people to join the campaign seeking her release.
“She is a champion of decency and human rights in Asia,” he said, adding that she is also the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Prize recipient.
Talking about human rights violations by the military junta, Carrey said: “Even though she is compared to a modern day Gandhi or Nelson Mandela, most people in America do not know who Aung San Suu Kyi is.”
US officials expect the issue of Burma to come up for discussion at the Security Council during the upcoming UN General Assembly session next month.
Reiterating the US demand to release Suu Kyi and other political prisoners in Burma, State Department spokesman Tom Casey told reporters in Washington that the military junta should engage in a dialogue with all the legitimate political forces in the country to develop a new constitution and allow democracy to develop in the country.
Responding to a question, Casey said the US will continue to put pressure on the Burmese military regime with economic sanctions and will continue to work with the UN and other nations in this regard.
Only recently, US President George Bush renewed economic sanctions on Burma after Congress approved legislation.
When asked about the YouTube video released by actor Carrey, Casey said other appeals for the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners are always welcome.
Meanwhile, the public service video by Carrey on YouTube attracted more than 120,000 viewers in the two days after it was uploaded.
Calling Aung San Suu Kyi a "hero,” Carrey urged people to join the campaign seeking her release.
“She is a champion of decency and human rights in Asia,” he said, adding that she is also the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Prize recipient.
Talking about human rights violations by the military junta, Carrey said: “Even though she is compared to a modern day Gandhi or Nelson Mandela, most people in America do not know who Aung San Suu Kyi is.”
