Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) today issued another special statement, urging the ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to urgently discuss with political parties on the acceptance of humanitarian and international helps.

The latest statement acts as the follow-up to the special statement issued on 12 February which is still not responded to by the junta officially despite the unthreatening deadline of 17 April. The latest statement again asks the ruling generals to respond to it by 27 May, the day the NLD won a landslide victory in 1990 election but never allowed to rule.

Both statements included the point of recognising the junta as a de jure government if it allows the elected representatives of the 1990 election to form a parliament. The former statement included various political demands but the latest 11-points statement emphasises on the emergence of pragmatic cooperations between the junta and the opposition to solve the problems faced by the people of Burma.

The statement says that in order to solve the existing economic and social problems faced by the people of Burma, international aid must be obtained, and that in order to obtain the helps, Burma must have a legal government that is recognised by the international community. It also offers to recognise the SPDC as a legal interim government as it is a case of emergency.

What is also extraordinary about this statement is, although no prior consultation with the Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) was carried out with the previous statement, the latest was issued during a CRPP meeting which was held today.