Moscow expects that progress will be reached in the democratization process in Myanmar, and that stability will be maintained inside the country, sources from the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, commenting on a decision by the Myanmar government to set up a commission to prepare a draft constitution.

“We welcome a decision of the Myanmar government to set up a special commission to prepare a draft constitution,” the sources said. “We believe this step testifies to the readiness of the Myanmar government to carry out political transformations in accordance with the ‘road map’ of democratic reforms it has approved,” they added.

Moscow expects that “the process of democratization in Myanmar will progress, and that internal stability, civil peace as well as public law and order will be maintained there,” they stressed.