Myanmar military reject visit by U.N. envoy, says U.S.

April 09, 2021 / 7:15 PM

UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener arrives at the airport in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state - Archived

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: Myanmar's military has turned down a request by U.N. special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener to visit the country, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.

"We must insist that military authorities allow the U.N. special envoy to visit Burma without preconditions," Thomas-Greenfield told an informal meeting of U.N. Security Council members on Myanmar.

"We heard from her today that they have turned down her visit."

Myanmar military reject visit by U.N. envoy, says U.S.

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: Myanmar's military has turned down a request by U.N. special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener to visit the country, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.

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