Pēteris Cedriņš (Peteris Cedrins) wrote:
> On 16 Maijs, 05:45, Pēteris Cedriņš (Peteris Cedrins)
> <cedr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On 16 Maijs, 05:29, Pēteris Cedriņš (Peteris Cedrins)
>>
>>
>>
>> <cedr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> On 15 Maijs, 20:12, Vladimir Makarenko <vmak...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> Pçteris Cedriòð (Peteris Cedrins) wrote:
>>>>> On 14 Maijs, 06:36, Vladimir Makarenko <vmak...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>> Pçteris Cedriòð (Peteris Cedrins) wrote:
>>>>>>>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080513/ts_csm/ocoast;_ylt=AovWvtJTlRCnb...
>>>>>>> /P
>>>>>> Petya is cheating, Burma's allies are India and China. And few
companies
>>>>>> interested in the country's natural resources e.g. natural gas.
>>>>>> VM.
>>>>> No, Volodya -- not cheating. Russia has repeatedly joined China to
>>>>> block UN resolutions re Burma, and helps train Burmese security
>>>>> forces.
>>>>> /P
>>>> Oh, come on, - "Russia repeatedly joined China...", if China votes so
it
>>>> is already an end of story,
>>> In the SC not in the GA or the HRC.
>>> everything else - as voting along with it is
>>>> just diplomacy. Which has nothing to do with Burma or whatever.
>>> Oh?
>>> /P
>> "Russia has also supplied Burma with military hardware. In late 2002,
>> Burma purchased eight MiG-29B-12 air-superiority combat aircraft and
>> two dual-seat MiG-29UB trainers from Russia, at a cost of about $130
>> million, and the nation negotiates to purchase Russian air-defense
>> systems. In May, Russia signed a deal to build a 10-megawatt nuclear-
>> research reactor in Burma – and Russia, like China and India, shows
>> interest in energy cooperation with Burma. Hardly surprisingly,
>> Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 28 that although he
>> was 'sorry about civilian deaths' in Rangoon, it was 'premature' to
>> speak about sanctions."
>>
>> http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=9754
>>
>> "Burma's confirmation of plans to build a 10-megawatt nuclear reactor
>> with the help of Russia's federal atomic energy agency Rosatom has
>> created nervousness and anxiety among Burma observers.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> "U Thaung visited Moscow several times in the past seven years in
>> pursuit of the deal. Earlier negotiations were interrupted in 2003
>> because of a dispute over the terms of payment, but perhaps the regime
>> might now feel cash is no longer a problem in view of Burma’s newly-
>> discovered vast natural gas reserves.
>>
>> "Although Burma has science and engineering students, U Thaung
>> realized they need nuclear orientation and training and Burma began
>> sending students and army officers to Moscow. In 2006, Nuclear Physics
>> departments were established in the universities of Rangoon and
>> Mandalay, with enrolment controlled by the government.
>>
>> "Last year, Russia’s ambassador to Burma, Dr Mikhail M. Mgeladze,
>> confirmed that about 2,000 Burmese students had been admitted to 11
>> academic institutions in Russia, under a bilateral agreement, and
>> about 500 had returned to Burma with bachelor, master’s or doctorate
>> degrees."
>>
>> http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=7738
>>
>> /P
>
> "The case of Myanmar will be an immediate test for the Human Rights
> Council's resolve to address such serious situations. Two of its
> members, Indonesia and Russia, which are also members of the Security
> Council, told the Security Council on January 12, 2007, that they
> favored action on Myanmar in the Human Rights Council after both
> countries failed to vote for a Security Council resolution that would
> have called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar. (In
> the Security Council vote, Russia vetoed the resolution and Indonesia
> abstained.)"
>
> http://www.cceia.org/resources/journal/21_2/essay/001.html
>
> /P
If this is a testimony to call Russia being Burma's ally then Poland
beats first. And Georgia beats Poland. And Latvia probably beats them
both.
Petya, do not try to cheat. At least on cheap.
VM.
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