29/11/2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
United Nations envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, is due to arrive in Cambodia for talks on Burma's political crisis.
However, officials say it is unlikely he will meet Burma's premier, Thein Sein, who is also visiting Cambodia.
Mr Gambari, the UN secretary general's special representative to Burma, is on a regional trip to assess the position of the military-run nation's neighbours following the recent supression of protests in the country.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has come under increasing pressure to push Burma towards democracy since the crackdown in September.
Burma attracted international condemnation after troops killed at least 15 people and arrested about 3,000, drawing international condemnation.
Cambodia, which maintains close diplomatic ties with Burma, has called on the junta to stop using force to stifle dissent, but also rejected the imposition of sanctions against the ruling generals.
However, officials say it is unlikely he will meet Burma's premier, Thein Sein, who is also visiting Cambodia.
Mr Gambari, the UN secretary general's special representative to Burma, is on a regional trip to assess the position of the military-run nation's neighbours following the recent supression of protests in the country.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has come under increasing pressure to push Burma towards democracy since the crackdown in September.
Burma attracted international condemnation after troops killed at least 15 people and arrested about 3,000, drawing international condemnation.
Cambodia, which maintains close diplomatic ties with Burma, has called on the junta to stop using force to stifle dissent, but also rejected the imposition of sanctions against the ruling generals.
3 comments:
Regional intervention is required for smoother process, however direct talk of democracy should be focused on CHINA, that is asian tiger.Political and economic gain is China.
China is doing great, there is no need to interfere with their affair.
We welcome regional cooperation, but no need for intervention.
MOI
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