YANGON:
Myanmar's president has urged the
nation's millions-strong diaspora to return, state media reported on Saturday,
as the country seeks skilled workers to help smooth the passage of reforms.
Several
million people fled Myanmar's corrupted economy and political repression under
army rule, leaving the nation desperately short of professionals to help it
manage massive economic and political change.
Pledging
to help emigres establish businesses as resource-rich Myanmar braces for a
surge of foreign investment and an expected economic boom, President Thein Sein
asked migrants who left for "various reasons" to return.
"Offers
are being constantly extended to Myanmar citizens who have been abroad for
various reasons to come back home," he was quoted as saying by
English-language state newspaper the New Light of Myanmar.
"Those
who were abroad include technicians, experts, businessmen as well as those who
are engaged in different careers.
"The
state would render necessary assistance to them if they have any difficulties
in doing business in the nation."
Many
exiles have been emboldened to return by a surprising series of political and
economic reforms since Thein Sein took office last year.
The
diaspora -- a significant proportion of the roughly 60 million population --
include skilled workers who have made successful lives overseas.
The new
military-backed civilian government that took power last year has surprised
observers with a series of conciliatory gestures to its opponents.
Opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi took a seat in parliament after her pro-democracy party
swept April by-elections and hundreds of political prisoners have been freed,
although many others remain behind bars.
The
European Union has responded by suspending for one year a wide range of trade,
economic and individual sanctions, although it left intact an arms embargo.
But the
United States maintained its main sanctions on Myanmar, hoping to use them to
press the regime to end ongoing ethnic violence, which has marred the regime's
reformist image.
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AFP/al
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