Vietnam Urges Bumese Junta to Work with U.N.

Source: Reuters

Vietnam urged Myanmar's ruling junta on Thursday to work with the United Nations special envoy to resolve the crisis in the beleaguered Southeast Asian country.

Speaking on the eve of a visit by Burma's newly appointed prime minister, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung told a news briefing:

"We hope that Myanmar will cooperate with the United Nations, especially with the special envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General, to find a suitable and satisfactory solution to the situation in line with interests of national reconciliation."

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