Myanmar determined to better future - Top Leader

Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe said on Wednesday that the Government is determined to see to the policies it has laid down for better future of the nation and the people.

State Peace and Development Council Chairman Than Shwe made the remarks in his message on the occasion of the country's National Day which fell yesterday, referring to the government's seven-step roadmap to democracy.

The state's seven-step roadmap is in the process of implementation to shape the nation into a peaceful, modern and developed discipline-flourishing democratic one, he said, adding that the Government is gearing up to hold the election in 2010 according to a new constitution approved in May last year.

He called for working hard with nationalistic vigor to uplift national prestige and integrity and to achieve success in implementing the roadmap. Under the Government's fifth step of its seven-step roadmap announced in 2003, a multi-party democracy general election is to be held next year in accordance with the 2008 new state constitution. - Xinhua