Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Secretary-General’s special adviser on Burma, will brief the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, this week on his meetings with top officials of China, India and Japan on the issue of Burma.
A senior UN official said after Gambari submits his report the next issue would be to decide on the timing for his next visit to Burma.
“Gambari had detailed and open discussions on how best the United Nations and the countries he visited can continue to work together to support Myanmar's [Burma's] efforts in implementing relevant General Assembly resolutions,” a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General told The Irrawaddy.
At the advice of the Secretary-General, Gambari visited Beijing, New Delhi and Tokyo last week holding series of consultations with top officials. UN officials now handling Burma believe that the three Asian powers can play an influential role in resolving two main issues—restoration of democracy and protection of human rights.
Beijing—the closet ally of the Burma’s military government—was the first stop on Gambari's tour, where he met with top Communist leaders. From there, he went to New Delhi to meet with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, followed by a trip to Japan.
A senior UN official said after Gambari submits his report the next issue would be to decide on the timing for his next visit to Burma.
“Gambari had detailed and open discussions on how best the United Nations and the countries he visited can continue to work together to support Myanmar's [Burma's] efforts in implementing relevant General Assembly resolutions,” a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General told The Irrawaddy.
At the advice of the Secretary-General, Gambari visited Beijing, New Delhi and Tokyo last week holding series of consultations with top officials. UN officials now handling Burma believe that the three Asian powers can play an influential role in resolving two main issues—restoration of democracy and protection of human rights.
Beijing—the closet ally of the Burma’s military government—was the first stop on Gambari's tour, where he met with top Communist leaders. From there, he went to New Delhi to meet with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, followed by a trip to Japan.
