WEST PUTS PRESSURE ON BURMESE !

Western powers have circulated a draft statement at the UN condemning the "violent repression" of pro-democracy protests by Burma's military rulers.
The US, France and the UK called for immediate dialogue with opposition leaders, while the US suggested it would push for sanctions on Burma.
However, China has said such pressure would only lead to confrontation.
Meanwhile, human rights groups are staging an international day of action in support of Burmese demonstrators.
Events are scheduled to take place at noon local time in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the US.
Burma defiant
At the UN, US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad stressed he was prepared to go further than a mere condemnation of Burma's junta.
"The United States is appalled by the brutal repression that has been carried out by the Burmese regime against its own people," he told the council.

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He warned that if the junta did not respond to the demands of the international community, the US would be prepared to introduce a resolution in the Security Council imposing sanctions.
But China and Russia remain opposed to sanctions, saying the situation in Burma is an internal affair that does not threaten international peace and security.
The Burmese ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Tint Swe, echoed that view.
"Despite the recent tragic events, the situation in Myanmar [the official name for Burma] is not, and I repeat not, a threat to either regional or international peace and security. No Security Council action is warranted," he said.
Earlier, UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari warned Burma's military rulers of "serious international repercussions" if they do not move towards democracy.

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Briefing the Security Council after a four-day visit to Burma, he also voiced concern about arbitrary arrests and rights abuses said to be continuing after widespread protests.
At least 10 people were killed in the crackdown after last week's protests, but Mr Gambari said he feared the real death toll could be much higher.
He said there was great concern over reports of night-time raids, arbitrary arrests, mass relocations and beatings.
He told the BBC he hoped to return to Burma soon and that the key to progress was getting senior generals and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to talk to each other.
"There's been so much mistrust on both sides because... for a long time, and I think to some extent now, the generals did not want, until now, they didn't even want to talk to Aung San Suu Kyi, [and] she didn't particularly want to talk to them," he said.
Earlier reports suggested that General Than Shwe, the head of the ruling junta, had agreed in principle to meet the detained pro-democracy leader.
He insisted that Ms Suu Kyi must give up her calls for international sanctions to be imposed against the regime, state media reported.
But the opposition in Rangoon say the junta is effectively asking Ms Suu Kyi to abandon her campaign for democracy.
"They are asking her to confess to offences that she has not committed," said Nyan Win, spokesman for the National League for Democracy.
BBC sources in Burma say as many as 10,000 people - many of them monks - were rounded up for interrogation following the protests.

BBC NEWS REPORT.