UN envoy makes second attempt to meet with Myanmar junta
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
YANGON, OCT 1 (AP): A UN envoy hoped to meet Myanmar's top two military leaders Monday to persuade them to ease a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, a day after the junta unexpectedly allowed him to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Authorities, meanwhile, said foreign governments were partly to blame for the crisis that has engulfed the country.
The main city of Yangon has been flooded with troops during UN's special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's visit, with about 20,000 soldiers and police cruising around in trucks and deployed on street corners, ensuring that all but a few die-hard demonstrators stayed indoors, an Asian diplomat said.
Authorities, meanwhile, said foreign governments were partly to blame for the crisis that has engulfed the country.
The main city of Yangon has been flooded with troops during UN's special envoy Ibrahim Gambari's visit, with about 20,000 soldiers and police cruising around in trucks and deployed on street corners, ensuring that all but a few die-hard demonstrators stayed indoors, an Asian diplomat said.