In Burma, we need to find out what we have to do in order to keep the democratization process on track. Economic reforms have to be taken one by one. You see it's not just speed that's important, it's sequencing as well. You've got to get the speed right; you have to get the sequencing right.

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end, I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.

A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue.

We cannot be caught in the bond of suspicion. We have to carry out what we should be doing with a firm determination.

It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because the greatest suffering among the people at the moment is caused by lack of justice and lack of the rule of law.