UN envoy plans Myanmar visit

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 | Source: REUTERS

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

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