E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 51 (e) The missions from the Church of Christ, Thailand, have been allowed to visit Myanmar at the invitation of the Myanmar Christian Council. The Director-General of the Department of Religious Affairs received all these missions. 40. All schools in Myanmar were nationalized in April 1965. In order to distinguish between school and church premises, consultations were held with the concerned Christian associations, following which: (a) The premises for the Baptist Church in Kyeemyindine and the premises for No. (1) State High School, Kyeemyindine, were redefined and the premises for the Baptist Church were recognized as a religious site. (b) The premises for the Christian Council on Kyeemyindaing Road, Ahlone township, Yangon Division, and the premises for No. (4) State High School, Ahlone, were redefined and the premises of the Christian Council were recognized as a religious site. 41. On the occasion of Christmas and Easter, which are religious festivals for Christians, arrangements are made every year to deliver sermons from the Myanmar Broadcasting Service. 42. Leaders of the Christian faith are allowed to travel free of charge in Myanmar in order to carry out their religious duties efficiently. 43. Magazines, journals and books on Christianity are examined in accordance with censorship regulations and then allowed to be published. 44. Christian organizations have been allowed to register as religious organizations with recommendations from the authorities concerned. Altogether, 58 organizations have been registered. 45. Necessary certifications and recommendations have been granted to Christian devotees upon application in accordance with the existing laws. 46. In view of the foregoing, it is obvious that the Government has been facilitating freedom of religion in Myanmar and that it has been assisting the devotees of various faiths in accordance with the existing laws. 47. The Government has been consulting the following four Christian organizations with regard to Christian affairs: (a) Myanmar Christian Council; (b) The Catholic Council; (c) The Seventh Day Adventist Church; (d) The Evangelist Council. 48. In view of the foregoing, the allegation that Christian devotees in Myanmar are subjected to religious discrimination and intolerance is not true."