For more than ten years our people have stood firmly by the cause of democracy and human rights. The members of the National League for Democracy have been persecuted and harassed at almost every turn of their lives. Yet the majority of them have stood firmly by their beliefs and are prepared to continue to sacrifice much of their personal happiness and comfort for their belief in a better future for our country. At this time we would like our friends from all over the world to support us firmly. Everything that is done with regard to Burma, should be done with a view to helping us to achieve good governance.
Good governance means transparency, accountability, respect for the people.
Good governance means democratic government. Whether it is governments, United Nations agencies, or international NGOs, any help that they give Burma should be conditional on progress toward democratisation. No help that is given without such conditions will be truly of any help to our people. We need democracy in order that our people may be able to live in security and peace, and achieve prosperity. We would like to appeal to international organisations and governments to help us bring about a peaceful transition to a democratic government in Burma.