The UN secretary-general has called on the Burmese military junta to "exercise restraint" in handling the ongoing civil protest in the country.
The statement from the secretary-general on Monday came in the wake of media reports that the junta is considering taking military action against demonstrators who have been marching throughout the country during the past weeks.
In his statement, Ban Ki-moon commended the peaceful approach adopted by the demonstrators to press for their demand.
"The secretary-general hopes that the government will seize this opportunity to engage without delay in dialogue with all the relevant parties to a national reconciliation process on the issues of concern to the people of Myanmar," said a UN statement.
The statement from the secretary-general on Monday came in the wake of media reports that the junta is considering taking military action against demonstrators who have been marching throughout the country during the past weeks.
In his statement, Ban Ki-moon commended the peaceful approach adopted by the demonstrators to press for their demand.
"The secretary-general hopes that the government will seize this opportunity to engage without delay in dialogue with all the relevant parties to a national reconciliation process on the issues of concern to the people of Myanmar," said a UN statement.
