Russia Urges Burma to Cooperate with UN

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Russia?s ambassador to Burma has told Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win that Moscow will be in a better position to support the Naypyidaw regime if it cooperates with UN special envoy Ibraham Gambari, according to a leaked written account of their meeting. The secret document, leaked to The Irrawaddy by a Burmese Foreign Ministry source, said the Russian ambassador, Mikhail Mgeladze, reassured Nyan Win of Moscow?s continuing support, while urging cooperation with the UN. The two met on December 6 at Nyan Win?s office in Rangoon.

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Min Lwin

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"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2008-12-23

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2010-10-01

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English

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