SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR MYANMAR TO ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIVE POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS

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SG/SM/7548

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR MYANMAR TO ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIVE POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

The Secretary-General welcomes the fact that access to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other National League for Democracy (NLD) leaders has been restored and that the restrictions on their movement within Yangon have been lifted.

He is pleased to note that the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yangon has met with Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the Government of Myanmar to engage in a substantive political dialogue with opposition leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, to initiate the process of national reconciliation as soon as possible.

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