BBC-UN to send envoy to Burma

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Thursday, June 3, 1999 Published at 19:33 GMT 20:33 UK

World: Asia-Pacific

UN to send envoy to Burma

The United Nations says it wants to send an envoy on a new mission to Burma
to try to create conditions for a political dialogue inside the country.

The UN Deputy Secretary General, Louise Frechette, said the idea of a
mission had not been rejected by Burma.

Ms Frechette said some neighbouring countries had offered to encourage the
Burmese government to accept the mission, which is to be led by the envoy to
the Secretary General, Alvaro de Soto. He last visited Burma in October last
year.

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service