Council Common Position of 26 April 2000 extending and amending Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar
Date: 2000-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Myanmar/Burma, common position, human rights, international sanctions, military regime, the EU's international role

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(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 26 April 2000

extending and amending Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar

(2000/346/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in par-
ticular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Common Position 96/635/CFSP of 28 October 1996 on
Burma/Myanmar (1) expires on 29 April 2000.

There are severe and systematic violations of human
rights in Burma, with continuing and intensified repres-
sion of civil and political rights, and the Burmese
authorities have taken no steps towards democracy and
national reconciliation.

In this connection, the restrictive measures taken under
Common Position 96/635/CFSP should be extended and
strengthened.

Action by the Community is needed in order to imple-
ment some of the measures cited below,

whose names are listed in the Annex and their
families.
By agreement of all Member States, the ban on the
issue of an entry visa for the Foreign Minister may
be waived where it is in the interests of the Euro-
pean Union;

(ii) high-level bilateral government (Ministers and offi-
cials of political director level and above) visits to
Burma/Myanmar will be suspended;

(iii) funds held abroad by persons referred to in (i) will

be frozen;

(iv) no equipment which might be used for internal
repression or terrorism will be supplied to Burma/
Myanmar.’

Article 2

Common Position 96/635/CFSP is hereby extended until 29
October 2000.

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 3

Article 1

Point 5(b) of Common Position 96/635/CFSP shall be replaced
by the following:

‘(b) introduces the following additional measures:

(i) in order to prevent

the territory of

the entry into, and transit
the Member States by
through,
senior members of the State Peace and Develop-
ment Council
(SPDC), Burmese authorities in the
tourism sector, senior members of the military, the
Government or the security forces who formulate,
implement or benefit
impede
Burma/Myanmar's transition to democracy, no visas
for entry or transit shall be issued to any persons,

from policies that

This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its
adoption.

Article 4

This Common Position shall be published in the Official
Journal.

Done at Brussels, 26 April 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

(1) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 1. Common Position as last extended by
Common Position 1999/670/CFSP (OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Persons to whom points 5(b)(i) and (iii) apply

(1) State Peace and Development Council (SPDC):

Senior Gen Than Shwe

Gen Maung Aye

Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt

Lt-Gen Tin Oo

Lt-Gen Win Myint

Rear Admiral Nyunt Thein

Brig-Gen Kyaw Than

Maj-Gen Aung Htwe

Maj-Gen Ye Myint

Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win

Maj-Gen Thein Sein

Chairman, also Prime Minister and Minister of
Defence (2.2.1933, Kyaukse)

Vice-Chairman (25.12.1937, Kon Balu)

Secretary One (11.10.1939, Kyauktan)

Secretary Two (13.5.1933)

Secretary Three

C-in-C Navy

C-in-C Air Force (14.6.1941, Bago)

Commander, Western Command

Commander, Central Command

Commander, Yangon Command

Commander, Northern Command

Commander, Triangle Region Command

Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung

Commander, Coastal Region Command

Brig-Gen Thura Shwe Mann

Brig-Gen Myint Aung

Brig-Gen Maung Bo

Commander, South-West Command

Commander, South-East Command (10.2.1932)

Commander, Eastern Command

Brig-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo

Commander, North East Command

Brig-Gen Soe Win

Brig-Gen Tin Aye

Commander, North West Command

Commander, Southern Command

(2) Former members of SLORC:

Lt-Gen Phone Myint (5.1.1931)

Lt-Gen Aung Ye Kyaw (12.12.1930)

Lt-Gen Sein Aung (11.11.1931)

Lt-Gen Chit Swe (18.1.1932)

Lt-Gen Mya Thin (31.12.1931)

Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba (7.6.1932)

Lt-Gen Tun Kyi (1.5.1938)

Lt-Gen Myo Nyunt (30.9.1930)

Lt-Gen Maung Thint (25.8.1932)

Lt-Gen Aye Thoung (13.3.1930)

Lt-Gen Kyaw Min (22.6.1932, Hanzada)

Lt-Gen Maung Hla

Maj-Gen Soe Myint

Lt-Gen Myint Aung

(3) Deputy regional commanders:

Brig-Gen Aung Thein (West)

Col Nay Win (Centre)

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Col Hsan Hsint (Rangoon)

Col Myint Swe (Triangle)

Brig-Gen Tin Latt (Coastal)

Col Tint Swe (South-West)

Brig-Gen Aung Thein (South-East)

Brig-Gen Myint Thein (East)

Brig-Gen San Thein (North-East)

Brig-Gen Soe Myint (North-West)

Brig-Gen Thura Maung Nyi (South)

(4) Other state/divisional commanders:

Col Thein Kyaing

Col Aung Thwin

Col Saw Khin Soe

Col Kyaw Win

(5) Former high ranking military staff:

Col Thein Lwin

Col Aye Myint Kyu

Brig-Gen Pyay Sone

(6) Ministers:

Vice Admiral Maung Maung Khin

Lt-Gen Tin Tun

Lt-Gen Tin Hla

Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin

U Aung Thaung

Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe

U Win Aung

U Soe Tha

Vice Admiral Tin Aye

U Aung San

U Pan Aung

Brig-Gen Lun Thi

U Than Aung

Maj-Gen Ket Sein

Brig-Gen Pyi Zon (Sone)

Maj-Gen Saw Lwin

Brig-Gen Win Tin

U Khin Maung Thein

U Aung Khin

Maj-Gen Saw Tun

U Thaung

U Win Sein

U Saw Tun

Maj-Gen Kyi Aung

Magwe Division

Chin State

Karen State

Kayah State

Former Area Regional Commander

Former Deputy Regional Commander

Former Regional Commander

Deputy Prime Minister (23.11.1929)

Deputy Prime Minister (28.3.1930)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Military
Affairs

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation

Minister for Industry I

Minister for Transport

Minister for Foreign Affairs (28.2.1944, Dawei)

Minister of National Planning and Economic Devel-
opment

Minister of Labour

Minister for Cooperatives

Minister of Rail Transportation

Minister of Energy

Minister for Education

Minister of Health

Minister of Commerce

Minister of Hotels and Tourism (1939)

Minister of Telecommunications, Posts and Tele-
graphs (1935, Moulmein)

Minister of Finance and Revenue (11.11.1934,
Mandalay)

Minister of Religious Affairs

Minister of Construction

Minister of Science and Technology

Minister of Culture (10.10.1940, Kyaukkyi)

Minister of Immigration and Population

Minister of Information

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Col Thein Nyunt

Maj-Gen Tin Htut

Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint

U Aung Phone

Col Tin Hlaing

Brig-Gen Ohn Myint

Maj-Gen Sein Htwa

Minister for Progress of Border Areas, National
Races and Development Affairs

Minister of Electric Power

Minister of Sports

Minister of Forestry

Minister of Home Affairs

Minister of Mines

Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries

Lt-Gen Min Thein

Brig-Gen Lun Maung

Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe

Brig-Gen David Abel

Maj-Gen Saw Lwin

(7) Other tourism-related authorities:

Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu

U Aung (Ohn) Myint

Lt-Col Khin Maung Latt

U Naing Bwa

(8) Other senior Ministry of Defense officers:

Commodore Kyi Min

Brig-Gen Myint Swe

Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe

Brig-Gen Thein Soe

Brig-Gen Lun Maung

Minister at the Office of the Chairman of the SPDC

Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister

Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister

Minister at
(28.2.1935, Mamyo)

the Office of Chairman of SPDC

Minister of Industry 2 (1939)

Deputy Minister of Hotels and Tourism

Head of Office of Minister of Hotels and Tourism

Director-General, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism

Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Hotels and
Tourism

Chief of Staff (Navy)

Chief of Staff (Air)

Military Appointment General

Judge Advocate General

Defence Services Inspector General

Brig-Gen Khin Aung Myint

Public Relations and Psychological Warfare

Brig-Gen Win Hlaing

Col Than Htay

Brig-Gen Khi Win

Brig-Gen Aung Myint

Brig-Gen Chit Than

Brig-Gen Khin Maung Win

Col Saw Hla

Brig-Gen Aung Kyi

Brig-Gen Maung Nyo

Brig-Gen Kyaw Win

Col Khin Maung Sann

Military Procurement

Supply and Transport

Artillery and Armour

Signals

Ordnance

Defence Industries

Provost Marshall

Military Training

Vice Adjutant General

Vice Quarter Master General

Military Appointment Colonel

(9) Members of the ‘Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence’ (DDSI):

Brig-Gen Kyaw Win

Lt-Col Sann Pwint

Lt-Col Maung Than

Lt-Col Tin Hla

Lt-Col Nyan Lin

Lt-Col Myint Aung Kyaw

Lt-Col Ko Ko Maung

Major Myo Lwin

Deputy Director

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

General Staff Officer

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Commodore Ngwe Tun
Major Myo Khine
Captain Soe Than
Lt Htin Aung Kyaw
Captain Moe Kyaw

(10) Office of Strategic Studies (OSS):

Col Thein Swe
Col Kyaw Thein
Col San Maung
Col Than Tun
Col Than Aye
Lt-Col Tin Oo
Lt-Col Hla Min
Lt-Col Si Thu
Lt-Col Than Aung
Lt-Col Min Lwin

(11) Former members of government:

Lt-Gen Thein Win
Brig-Gen Myo Thant
U Kyin Maung Yin
U Ohn Gyaw
Maj-Gen Kyaw Than
Brig-Gen Sein Win
U Than Shwe

Brig-Gen Maung Maung

Head of the Foreign Liaison Division
Deputy Head of the Foreign Liaison Division
Officer, Foreign Liaison Division
Officer, Foreign Liaison Division
Officer, Foreign Liaison Division

Head of Department
Head of Department
Head of Department
Head of Department
Head of Department
General Staff Officer
General Staff Officer
General Staff Officer
General Staff Officer
General Staff Officer

Former Minister of Transportation (1937)
Former Minister in Prime Minister's office
Former Minister in Deputy PM's Office (9.4.1931)
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs (3.3.1932)
Former Minister of Commerce
Former Minister of Sports
Former Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister
(14.12.1936)
Former Minister at the Office of the Chairman of
SPDC