UN envoy expected to visit Myanmar

UN envoy expected to visit Myanmar

YANGON (AFP): United Nations special envoy Razali Ismail is expected to visit Myanmar in early October, local press said on Tuesday.

The envoy, who first came to Yangon in early July, is expected to visit again in October, The Myanmar Times said.

On his first visit, Razali, a Malaysian who served as an ambassador to the UN, met with military and opposition leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, in an attempt to overcome the stalemate between the junta and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

There was as yet no report about whether Razali would attempt to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, who was recently detained and then freed with limited restrictions, in October.