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Burma's NLD hoping for change of stance from Junta after "independence
Burma's pro-democracy party says the anniversary of Burma's independence next month could herald a significant improvement in relations between the party and the ruling military junta.
Uy Lwin, a central executive committee member of the National League for Democracy says he anticipates prisoner releases or even the start of a more substantive dialogue between the regime and the NLD.
He says United Nations special envoy, Razali Ismail, had given "rather encouraging" signs when he visited Burma last month on a visit to broker a political reconciliation.
On Independence Day, Burma, marks its liberation from British colonial rule in 1948 and is traditionally a day when authorities grant amnesties.
14/12/01 5:08:09 | ABC Radio Australia News
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