緬甸民主黨派新議員不參加就職宣誓

Burma's parliament reopened Monday with newly elected democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 42 others in her NationAl League for Democracy party refusing to take their seats in a dispute over the oath of office. Also Monday, the European Union suspended long-standing trade and economic sanctions against Burma for one year in response to political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation. NLD party officials say their contingent will not take their seats in parliament until the oath is changed so that they need not swear to protect a constitution written by the former military junta.

Party spokesman Nyan Win told reporters Monday he believes the issue will be resolved quickly. The NLD wants the oath changed so its parliamentarians are required to "respect" the constitution rather than "safeguard" it. But the ruling party has so far refused. President Thein Sein, visiting Tokyo, told reporters Monday he has no plans to change the wording of the oath, but insisted he will never reverse the ongoing democratization process.緬甸議會星期一復會。民主領袖昂山素季和她所屬的全國民主聯盟的42名新議員對就職誓詞有異議， 拒絕入座。同樣在星期一，歐盟把針對緬甸的長期貿易和經濟制裁暫停一年，作爲對這個東南亞國家政治改革的迴應。全國民主聯盟的官員表示，他們的代表團不會就座，除非修改誓詞，使他們不需要宣誓捍衛前軍政府撰寫的憲法。

全國民主聯盟發言人年溫星期一對記者表示，他相信這個問題很快會得到解決。全國民主聯盟要求將誓詞修改成“尊重”憲法，而不是要求他們“捍衛”憲法。但是執政黨至今拒絕修改誓詞。正在出訪東京的緬甸總統吳登盛星期一對記者表示，他沒有改變誓詞措辭的計劃。但吳登盛堅持說，他永遠不會逆轉正在進行的民主化進程。