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United Nations: The UN envoy to Myanmar expressed disappointment on Tuesday that his latest visit to the military-ruled southeast Asian nation did not produce "any immediate tangible outcome."
Ibrahim Gambari was rebuffed when he suggested that the military junta amend its "roadmap to democracy" to include input from the country's pro-democracy movement and other political parties.
The junta also rejected a UN role in its referendum in May on a new constitution, which is to be followed by a general election in 2010, key steps in the seven-point roadmap.
Gambari told the UN Security Council that his five-day visit did provide an opportunity to prod the government to engage the opposition in moving forward toward "a peaceful, prosperous, democratic Myanmar with full respect for the human rights of its people."
But during Gambari's visit, which ended on March 10, the junta again refused his efforts to meet with its chairman, Senior General Than Shwe, just as it did during his last visit in November. The UN had described a meeting with Than Shwe as one of the main goals of his visit.
Gambari said, "Whereas each of my previous visits produced some result that could be built upon, it is a source of disappointment that this latest visit did not yield any immediate tangible outcome."
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