UN envoy urges China to support Burma protesters

A UN envoy began a second day of talks today to push China to do more to get Burma’s military junta to stop its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2007 - 08:54

A UN envoy began a second day of talks today to push China to do more to get Burma’s military junta to stop its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Making his fifth stop in a six-nation tour, Ibrahim Gambari met Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi a day after Minister He Yafei expressed backing for the UN envoy’s efforts.

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