UN envoy meets with Myanmar junta chief
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
YANGON, Oct 2 (AFP): UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe in the nation's remote capital Tuesday, as the military regime insisted it was not to blame for a deadly crackdown on mass protests.
Gambari had been waiting since the weekend to see the reclusive general to express global outrage after security forces put down protests led by Buddhist monks, leaving at least 13 dead and hundreds-possibly thousands-behind bars.
The meeting in the capital Naypyidaw was expected to last for an hour, an information ministry official said on condition of anonymity.
Gambari had been waiting since the weekend to see the reclusive general to express global outrage after security forces put down protests led by Buddhist monks, leaving at least 13 dead and hundreds-possibly thousands-behind bars.
The meeting in the capital Naypyidaw was expected to last for an hour, an information ministry official said on condition of anonymity.