RI supports Myanmar in its development of nuclear technology

Indonesia will support Myanmar in its development of nuclear technology for civilian use, despite controversies over the junta's poor human rights records, a top official said.
 
Rezlan Ishar Jenie, the Foreign Ministry's director general for multilateral diplomacy, said Friday that the international community should not mistake Myanmar's desire to develop a nuclear program with peaceful intentions for an attempt to commit more violations of human rights.
 
"Myanmar is a signatory to the NPT (Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty)...Members of the NPT have the right to develop nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes'', he said.

However, Australian authorities have exhibited wariness toward Myanmar's nuclear ambitions, and claim that basic nuclear technology could be fleshed out into a comprehensive program to develop weapons of mass destruction with help from North Korea.