Ex-UN chief urges end to violence during surprise meeting with Myanmar leader

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Ban Ki Moon held talks (Military True News Information Team via AP)

Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the military leaders of the south-east Asian nation.

Mr Ban met on Monday in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw with the leader of the military government, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and other top officials.