TOKYO - Japan said Tuesday it would send three observers to monitor
Myanmar's upcoming election, adding that it expected the vote to be free and
fair.
Myanmar's government said last week it would invite observers for the
April 1 vote, in which democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking a seat for
the first time.
The United States and Australia have already said they will be sending
monitors.
"Upon invitation from the government of Myanmar, the government of
Japan has decided to dispatch a total of three electoral monitors," said a
statement from Tokyo.
"The government of Japan expects the by-election to be held freely
and fairly."
Myanmar did not allow foreign observers for its 2010 election, which
swept the army's political allies to power amid widespread complaints of
cheating and intimidation.
But since taking office a year ago, President Thein Sein has surprised
even some critics by carrying out reforms including signing ceasefire deals
with ethnic minority rebels and releasing hundreds of political prisoners.
AFP
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