Mizzima News

New Delhi - For the first time, Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday met students, alumni and staff from Prospect Burma, an educational trust that funds the education of young Burmese students.

Prince Charles, next in line for the British throne and future king of the United Kingdom met about 20 Burmese students and staff members of Prospect Burma at Clarence House in London.

Zoya Phan, a former student who attended the meeting, said, "The meeting was significant, Prince Charles showed a lot of interest about Burma."

The Burmese students were able to explain the current political, social, arts and cultural situation of Burma to the Prince, Zoya Phan said.

"During our meeting, Charles said he will raise the Burma issue in every way that he can," Zoya Phan told Mizzima.

Burma's Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, now under house arrest in Rangoon, supports Prospect Burma with the award money she received from the Nobel Prize.

UK has maintained a critical stand against Burma's military rulers and had supported the United States' call for a UN Security Council Resolution, in January 2007. The proposed UNSC resolution includes the demand for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and respect for human rights.

But the proposed resolution was turned down by veto wielding China and Russia.