美国国务院发表声明，严重关切缅甸军政府武力攻击果敢地区少数民族一事，敦促缅甸停止军事行动。
外电报道，国务院发言人凯利表示，缅甸政府军的粗暴镇压，已迫使数千平民逃往泰国及中国避难，缅甸政府的做法将有损国内和平，影响族群和解的希望。
凯利表示，美国呼吁缅甸政府应停止军事行动，并与少数民族及(阿波罗网编者注：新加坡官媒联合早报在此处删除了民主二字)反对阵营进行真正的对话。
新加坡官媒联合早报
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美国国务院的一名发言人星期一表示，华盛顿对暴力表示非常担忧。他敦促军政府和反叛组织，以及缅甸民主反对党之间进行对话。美国之音 （阿波罗网编者注：不知道美国之音为何用反叛组织，视频中的美国发言人明明说的是"少数民族"）
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Urging an End to the Violence in Eastern Burma
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Washington, DC
August 31, 2009
The United States is deeply concerned over the attacks by the Burma Army in eastern Burma against several ethnic nationality groups, and we continue to monitor developments carefully. The brutal fighting has forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes for safety in Thailand and China, and reduced both stability and the prospects for national reconciliation. We urge the Burmese authorities to cease their military campaign and to develop a genuine dialogue with the ethnic minority groups, as well as with Burma’s democratic opposition.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/aug/128504.htm
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Washington, DC
August 31, 2009
The United States is deeply concerned over the attacks by the Burma Army in eastern Burma against several ethnic nationality groups, and we continue to monitor developments carefully. The brutal fighting has forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes for safety in Thailand and China, and reduced both stability and the prospects for national reconciliation. We urge the Burmese authorities to cease their military campaign and to develop a genuine dialogue with the ethnic minority groups, as well as with Burma’s democratic opposition.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/aug/128504.htm