The United States once again urges the Burmese military regime to transfer power to the duly elected civilian government and release all political prisoners, including this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi
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