YANGON, Sept 30 (AP): A UN envoy held back-to-back meetings Sunday with Myanmar's military rulers and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he sought a peaceful solution to the government's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
The separate talks occurred as thousands of troops locked down Myanmar's largest cities Sunday. Scores of people were arrested overnight, further weakening an uprising to end 45 years of military dictatorship.
Ibrahim Gambari, the UN's special envoy to Myanmar, went to the remote bunker-like capital Naypyitaw Saturday to meet with the junta and stayed overnight, diplomats said.
On Sunday, he returned to Yangon and was whisked to the State Guest House to meet Suu Kyi, who was brought out of house arrest to see the UN envoy.
The meeting lasted about 90 minutes, said the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing protocol. Details of the meeting were not immediately known.
The flurry of diplomatic efforts came after the military government launched a bloody crackdown last week on demonstrations that began Aug. 19 to protest a sharp increase in fuel prices.
UN envoy meets with Suu Kyi
FE Team | Published: October 01, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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