Myanmar Arrests Vicky Bowman, Former British Ambassador
Vicky Bowman is among several foreigners who have been arrested in the Southeast Asian nation after the military seized power in a coup last year.
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Vicky Bowman is among several foreigners who have been arrested in the Southeast Asian nation after the military seized power in a coup last year.
The United Nations needs to "review its approach" to solving Myanmar's bloody post-coup crisis, the junta's foreign minister told the world body's special envoy during her first visit to the country on Wednesday.
UN Myanmar envoy begins talks with junta chief
The new UN special envoy for Myanmar began meetings with senior junta officials on Wednesday, but did not reply when asked if she would try to meet ousted
The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar began meetings with top junta officials on Wednesday but did not respond to questions about whether she would seek to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Noeleen Heyzer's visit to the crisis-wracked country, which began on Tuesday, "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," the UN has said.