{"id":149,"date":"2013-04-29T20:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merleajacobs.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2013-04-29T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T20:30:15","slug":"11-member-burma-parliamentary-delegation-meets-with-cfob-by-tin-maung-htoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merleajacobs.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"11-member Burma parliamentary delegation meets with CFOB by Tin Maung Htoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information Release by Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB<\/a>)\u2013 April 26, 2013<\/span><\/strong>
\nOttawa – An 11-member Burma parliamentary delegation visited Ottawa this week in exchange of the Canadian parliamentary delegation sent off to Burma earlier this year. During one-week long visit, they toured on the Parliament Hill, held meetings and discussions with their counterparts, and observed the Canadian political systems and parliamentary practices.
\nA day before their departure, the delegation met the executive members of CFOB Board of Directors at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on April 26 in the morning, and discussed the current political reform process, challenges ahead and future prospects for the amendment of the 2008 Constitution. Discussion also included the role in which Canadian civil society organizations could play during the transitional period.
\nThe delegation has left early this morning Friday from Ottawa and currently on their way back to Burma. The Canada Parliamentary Centre organized the visit of the delegation (and some details may be inquired directly).
\nMPs and government officials included in the team are as follows:<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Thuyain Zaw<\/span><\/a>,<\/strong> <\/span>Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and Member of Parliament USDP
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Ko Ko Tun, Secretary of the International Relations Committee and Member of Parliament USDP
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miss Khin Thanda, Member of Parliament NLD
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Khin San Hlaing, Member of Parliament NLD<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Ye Tun, Member of Parliament, Shan Nationalities Democratic Party
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Htun Aung Kyaw, Member of Parliament Rakhaine Nationalities Development Party
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Banyar Aung Moe, Member of Parliament, All Mon Regions Party
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr Aung Zin, Member of Parliament, National Democratic Force Party
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Khun Ling, Member of Parliament, Chin Progressive Party
\n10.\u00a0 Mr. Kyaw Soe, Director General of Parliament\u2019s Office
\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Thida Tun, Deputy Director General of Parliament\u2019s Office
\nExecutive board members of CFOB who met the delegation are as follows:
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Merle Jacobs (Chairperson)
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Timothy Zaw Zaw\u00a0 (Vice-Chairperson)
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ms. Thet Thet\u00a0 Htun (Secretary)
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Tin Maung Htoo
\nYou can view photo of CFOB and Burma’s Parliamentary delegation: https:\/\/twitter. com\/mhtin88\/ status\/327487093 188227073\/ photo\/1
\nThe Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) is incorporated, national non-governmental organization working for democracy and human rights, peace and equality in Burma since 1991. Our objective is to support the Burmese Democratic Movement, in particular democratic rights and fundamental freedoms of all citizens of Burma.
\nhttp:\/\/www.cfob. org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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