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Gambari says India's stand clear on Myanmar
January 18, 2008: (The Times of India) Washington: Seeking "concrete action" from nations perceived close to Myanmar, a top UN envoy has pointed out that India had "clearly" said that it wanted the military-ruled country to cooperate with the world body and initiate a more inclusive process of national reconciliation.
Secretary General's Special Advisor on Myanmar
Ibrahim Gambari maintained that all the countries he had approached had
supported the role of the office of Secretary General on the issue.
"But I
am not satisfied with that. I want that general verbal expression of support to
be translated into concrete action in support. In what ways - First get the
right messages to the authorities in Myanmar to address the concerns of
the international community to listen to their own people," Gambari told
reporters.
"Having
said that, I must say that India recently it is on record following the visit
of the foreign minister of Myanmar said that they would want a more inclusive
national reconciliation process and further cooperation with the Good Offices
of the Secretary General's role. This is something which they have said
clearly," he added.
His
comments came as the 15-member UN Security Council issued a statement
regretting "the slow rate of progress so far toward" meeting
objectives they set out last October, a month after Myanmar's military junta crushed
pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks. Gambari has visited Myanmar twice
since the bloody military crackdown.
Stressing the
importance of "further progress" toward the goal of reconciliation
between the military regime and the opposition, the statement noted that an
early visit by Gambari could help facilitate this.