A delegation of representatives from the NCUB attends the Liberal International 57th Congress in Manila

June 17, 2011

NCUB information dep:

            A delegation of representatives from the NCUB attends the Liberal International 57^th Congress in Manila, the Philippines from June 16^th until the 20^th.  U Maung Maung, General Secretary of the NCUB; Nyo Ohn Myint, director of the foreign affairs committee of the NCUB; and Moe Zaw Oo, in charge of the NLD-LA’s foreign affairs committee, attend the conference, which is organized by the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats and the Liberal Party of the Philippines. 

            The theme of the conference is Human Rights and Trade, and delegates will discuss issues such as democracy and development, and will hear from liberal democratic politicians and activists from around the world. 

            U Maung Maung will speak at the ‘Speeches of Liberal Leaders,’ where he will update attendees on the situation of human rights in Burma, and their relationship to trade.  Nyo Ohn Myint will speak at a workshop on dealing with dictatorial regimes, and he will be joined on the panel by Hon. Moses Mzila Ndlovu, Minster for National Healing, Reconciliation, and Integration of Zimbabwe and a member of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.  Moe Zaw Oo will participate on a panel discussing leading non-violent political change in the Twitter generation.  He will be joined on the panel by a number of experienced leaders of youth political movements.

            The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is a coalition of liberal and democratic political parties from across Asia, and includes the ruling Democrat Party of Thailand, the Liberal Party of the Philippines, and the Sam Rainsy Party of Cambodia.  The NCUB is also a member of CALD.