Congressman Tom Lantos

In an interview with VOA Burmese Service, Congressman Lantos followed up on a previous written statement on Burma, in which he warned Burma's military not to repeat what he called its "terrible mistake" of 1988 when it used violence against demonstrators.

Lantos says U.S. efforts should focus on obtaining the cooperation of China, among others, and he had this message for Burma's military rulers:

"I call on those members of Burma'smilitary who have the desire to move in the right direction to do so at this moment. This can be a turning point in Burmese history and some of the Burmese military leaders have shown indication that they don't like this policy, that they want to put an end to this policy."