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Vol. 5 Num 744 Sat. July 01, 2006  
   
International


Myanmar condemns US for raising pressure at UN


Military-run Myanmar on Friday condemned the United States for using the United Nations to increase international pressure against the nation, one of the world's most isolated and poorest countries.

The junta accused Washington, which it refers to as "a certain Western power", of also using "expatriates and fugitives" to oust the ruling military government, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said.

"At the same time, it is using the UN Security Council and the International Labor Organization as a means to attack the ruling government with slanders backed by the perpetration falsely portraying Myanmar's objective conditions," it said.