Updated Thai PM tells UN envoy he won’t push back Myanmar refugees
BANGKOK (AP) Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha promised a United Nations special envoy on Friday that he will not force back people fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, where the military ousted a democratically elected government in February.
U.N. Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener told Prayuth in a meeting in Bangkok that she hopes Thailand will help find ways to work with Myanmar’s military to ease the crisis, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
People across Myanmar have participated in massive protests against the military coup. A violent crackdown by the military has cost hundreds of lives.
China s UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press
May 3, 2021
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Edith M. Lederer May 03, 2021 - 6:49 PM
CAMEROON, Cameroon - Chinaâs U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead to a chaotic situation âand even a civil war.â
Zhang Jun also warned that âany wrong handlingâ might lead to further tension in Myanmar.
The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly backed calls by Southeast Asian nations for an immediate cessation of violence and talks as a first step toward a solution following the military coup in Myanmar that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party and reversed years of slow progress toward democracy.
2021/05/04 09:48 Anti-coup protesters burn tires and chant slogans with banner read The Kamayut strike will be fight for to the end when we get victory during the d. Anti-coup protesters burn tires and chant slogans with banner read The Kamayut strike will be fight for to the end when we get victory during the demonstration against the military coup in Kamayut township Yangon, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo) Anti-coup protesters flashes the three-finger salute of defiance and chant slogans with banners that read; The Kamayut strike will be fight for to . Anti-coup protesters flashes the three-finger salute of defiance and chant slogans with banners that read; The Kamayut strike will be fight for to the end when we get victory. during the demonstration against the military coup at Kamayut township Yangon, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo)
Anti-coup protesters burn tires and chant slogans with banner read The Kamayut strike will be fight for to the end when we get victory during the demonstration against the military coup in Kamayut township Yangon on May 3. (AP Photo)
UNITED NATIONS China’s U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead to a chaotic situation “and even a civil war.”
Zhang Jun also warned that “any wrong handling” might lead to further tension in Myanmar.
The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly backed calls by Southeast Asian nations for an immediate cessation of violence and talks as a first step toward a solution following the military coup in Myanmar that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party and reversed years of slow progress toward democracy.