SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY CONCLUDES FOUR-DAY MISSION TO MYANMAR

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

Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, left Yangon Friday after concluding his four-day mission aimed at helping facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.

During his stay in Myanmar, Mr. Razali met with Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Senior General Than Shwe,

Lt-Gen. Khin Nyunt, Secretary-1 of the SPDC, and other Government officials.  He also had separate discussions with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior officials of the National League for Democracy (NLD), as well as representatives of several ethnic nationalities political parties.

Mr. Razali was pleased to have been assured by the Government that the national reconciliation process was on track, in spite of the coup attempt uncovered in Yangon in early March.  He was also encouraged to see that all parties remain committed to the process.  He is hopeful that certain significant progress could take place shortly.

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