YANGON: UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Myanmar's detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and leaders of the ruling junta on Sunday, as he tried to broker an end to a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests.
Ibrahim Gambari met with Aung San Suu Kyi for more than an hour, the UN said in a statement. The rare encounter, seen as a sign of intense pressure on the military government, took place at a government guest house in the main city of Yangon.
Gambari was dispatched by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene after the military government unleashed a military campaign to shut down the demonstrations several days ago, leaving at least 13 dead and hundreds arrested. 'Link'
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