Parliamentry Speaker Thura Shwe Mann."we will stick to our path" in amending the Constitution

Despite any internal and external pressures, "we will stick to our path" in amending the Constitution, said Parliamentry Speaker Thura Shwe Mann. Speaking at a press conference after the parliamentary session on October 24, Thura Shwe Mann mentioned his stance when questioned by the Street View Journal about international and local pressure to amend the constitution. "To review the Constitution, Union Parliament has formed the Constitutional Review Joint Committee. Three objectives have been laid for it, as everyone knows. Within this framework, we are taking steps to review the Constitution to make amendments in the interest of the country and the people. Regardless of any internal or external pressures, we will stick to our path. We will try to succeed," said Thura Shwe Mann. The Parliamentary Speaker added that he does not consider the 2008 Constitution to be unchangeable. The Constitution has to be reviewed, and amendments will be made in the interest of the country and the people depending on the time and situation. In making constitutional amendments, the first objective is not to jeopardise peace and development. It is also important to bring national unity and reconciliation, and to be able to continue ongoing democratic reforms, Thura Shwe Mann noted.