France, Germany in joint appeal for Aung San Suu Kyi

Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 5:10 AM Posted by Beijing News


The leaders of France and Germany expressed grave concern Thursday for Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been put on trial by Myanmar's junta, and appealed to China and India to intervene on her behalf.

During a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Nicolas Sarkozy said he had sought to speak by phone to the pro-democracy leader but the military government denied his request.

"We are asking our Chinese and Indian friends for help and to take into account the concern that we have for the Nobel Peace Prize winner ahead of a conviction that appears, unfortunately, unavoidable," said Sarkozy.

The 63-year-old pro-democracy leader faces up to five years in jail on charges of breaching the terms of her house arrest after an eccentric American man swam to her lakeside house in Yangon and stayed the night.





Janeiro. REUTERS/Alex Carvalho

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