SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO MYANMAR

MEETS GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION LEADERS

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

Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, visited Yangon from 1 to 4 June 2001 to help facilitate progress in the talks between the Government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, for democratization and national reconciliation in Myanmar.

During his visit, Mr. Razali had important discussions with Lieutenant General Kuin Nyunt, Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and other Government officials.  He also had discussions with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the latter’s residence.

The Secretary-General hopes that the visit of his Special Envoy, and the discussions he had during his stay in Yangon, will contribute towards progress in the talks.  He considers the timely visits of his Special Envoy to Myanmar as an important function in discharging his good offices mandate given by the General Assembly.

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