Jakarta, Aug 13 (DPA) Exiled Myanmar dissidents Thursday unveiled a proposal for a democratic transition and reconciliation in the military-ruled country, offering the junta an 'exit strategy'.
Members of Myanmar's self-proclaimed government in exile and democracy activists met in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Wednesday and Thursday to endorse of the compromise proposal.
Organisers said Wednesday the Indonesian police tried to stop the meeting following pressure from the embassy of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
The Proposal for National Reconciliation Towards Democracy and Development in Burma called for the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the declaration of a nationwide ceasefire among groups involved in civil war.
Suu Kyi has been detained for 14 of the past 20 years and on Tuesday she received an additional 18 months of house detention for violating the terms of her house arrest after an uninvited US citizen swam to her lakeside home in May.
The proposal also called for a dialogue to discuss revisions to a newly drafted constitution, which the activists said contained provisions against democratic principles, and measures to transform military administration into civilian rule.
Bo Hla Tint, the foreign minister for the government in-exile, said the proposal could be seen as an 'exit strategy' plan for the military regime.