UN envoy plans Myanmar visit

UN envoy plans Myanmar visit

MYANMAR: United Nations special envoy to Myanmar Razali Ismail
will return to the country at the end of this month in a fresh
bid to unite the military government and opposition, a UN source
in Yangon said on Monday.

She said the planned visit was still to be formally approved
by Myanmar's military government.

Razali, a veteran Malaysian diplomat, has visited Myanmar four
times since he took up a mandate to promote human rights and
democracy in Myanmar in April 2000.

Razali last visited Myanmar in August and left saying he was
hopeful of progress in the talks.

According to rights group Amnesty International, Myanmar's
jails still hold more than 1,500 political prisoners. --Reuters