AS MYANMAR’S NATIONAL CONVENTION RESUMES, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES

INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATORY, TRANSPARENT POLITICAL PROCESS

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General takes note of the resumption today of Myanmar’s National Convention for its final session, as announced by the Government of Myanmar, and is closely following developments.  The Secretary-General wishes to encourage the Government of Myanmar to seize this opportunity to ensure that this and subsequent steps in Myanmar’s political road map are as inclusive, participatory and transparent as possible, with a view to allowing all the relevant parties to Myanmar’s national reconciliation process to fully contribute to defining their country’s future.

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