Sat, September 04, 2010

UN chief leaves Myanmar ‘disappointed’ with junta (AP)

Posted on 07/04 at 02:23 PM

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves upon his arrival at a hotel Friday, July 3, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar. Ban said he would lobby Myanmar's junta chief directly Friday for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, acknowledging that his high-profile mission will be 'very difficult.' (AP Photo/Khin Mang Win)AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Myanmar on Saturday saying he was “deeply disappointed” that the isolated nation’s top military ruler denied him a visit to jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


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