But the success of his mission remains in doubt, after it emerged that he has not yet met with the leader of the Burmese junta, General Than Shwe. In Burma’s official capital, the newly built city of Naypyidaw, Mr Gambari met with its deputy foreign minister and ministers of information and culture.
But his failure to gain an audience with General Than Shwe suggests that, despite international denunciation of last week’s killings of protesters, the junta is unwilling to contemplate any loosening of its 45-year monopoly on power.
But his failure to gain an audience with General Than Shwe suggests that, despite international denunciation of last week’s killings of protesters, the junta is unwilling to contemplate any loosening of its 45-year monopoly on power.
