Done in accordance with the UN Convention Against TransnationalOrganized Crimes,
the draft is being scrutinized by the Attorney General's Office, according to
the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Myanmar in April 2004 enacted the Mutual Assistance in CriminalMatters Law to
serve as a legal basis for the country's international cooperation in crime
suppression including human trafficking.
Meanwhile, Myanmar is strengthening its cooperation with the international
community in the field by signing a number of international and bilateral
documents and hosting regional meetingin the field.
Recently, the Myanmar government has criticized the annual report of the State
Department of the United States on the situation of trafficking in persons in
selected countries including Myanmar, blaming the US for the ignorance of the
effortsmade by the country in eradicating the problem of human trafficking and
the progress achieved so far.
Xinhua
