President Thein Sein promised to release all “prisoners of conscience” in Burmese jails within six months. He said that Burma was moving from a period of authoritarianism to democracy, with a “more inclusive national identity, including Buddhists and Muslims,” and vowed “zero tolerance” toward acts of violence.
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