The United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously adopted a
presidential statement on Myanmar Thursday, calling for efforts to
achieve "an inclusive national reconciliation" in the country.
The 15-nation body called on the government of Myanmar and all
other parties concerned to work together to realize domestic
reconciliation and to boost democracy and development through
dialogue, said the statement read out by Ghana's UN Ambassador
Leslie Christian, the council's president for October.
The statement said the council welcomes the recent mission to
Myanmar by UN secretary-general's special adviser Ibrahim Gambari
and reaffirms its strong and unwavering support for the
secretary-general's mediation efforts.
The council also expressed its "appreciation for the personal
engagement of the secretary general."
Charge-de-affaires of the Chinese UN mission Liu Zhenmin said he
hoped the statement and the international efforts can play a
constructive role and be beneficial to Gambari's mediation, to the
resumption of Myanmar's all-round stability and to the proper
resolution of the problems the nation is facing.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he is
sending Gambari back to the region this weekend to meet with
regional partners on the situation in Myanmar.
"Gambari will begin his consultations in Thailand on Monday
before continuing to Malaysia, Indonesia, India, China and Japan,
with a view to returning to Myanmar shortly thereafter," Ban said
in a statement issued by his press office.
Gambari, who just ended a four-day mission to Myanmar from
September 29 through October 2, exchanged views with Myanmar's
leaders on the domestic situation and made extensive contact with
local people.
(Xinhua News Agency October 12, 2007)
