NAY PYI TAW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua)
-- Myanmar resumed military parade and mass procession Sunday to celebrate the
country's Independence Day for the first time in over five decades since the
end of 1950s.
Addressing the 67th Independence Day military parade in Nay Pyi
Taw, President U Thein Sein stressed the need to achieve stability
and socio-economic development, the two major wishes of the people.
He called for efforts to realize internal peace so
that Myanmar people can enjoy the fruit of the reform.He urged
political forces in the country to come together to bring reform process to new
level and overcome challenges. He reiterated Myanmar's active, independent and
non-aligned foreign policy.
He called for unity of all nationalities
to realize the country 's development goals. "The government is not the
only player in all the efforts that have led to success in reform process.
Political forces such as parliament, political parties, the armed forces and
the entire people, all are important contributors to this context," he
said in separate messages to the nation on the occasion.
He noted that achievements have been made
to some extent in all aspects of ongoing political reform process, citing a new
breed of political culture born out of efforts on national
reconciliation and peace talks.The country demonstrated its capability and
efficiency by shouldering the responsibility of ASEAN chair and implementing
political reform successfully in a short time, winning greater trust from the
international community, he said.
He urged all nationalities to join hands
with the government in deterring possible threats to country's security and
striving to realize national objectives to turn Myanmar into a modern,
developed and democratic country. Myanmar regained independence from
the British colonialists on Jan. 4, 1948.
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