A crucial United Nations mission to Burma is facing failure before it has even begun, after the country’s ruling generals refused to allow a meeting with the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. UN, Chinese and western diplomats are attempting to pressure the Burmese generals to allow Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Burma, to meet Ms Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has been held under house arrest for 12 of the past 18 years.
Appunti di un anonimo italiano
30/9/2007
