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UN chief to visit Myanmar to break junta stand-off

Diplomatic Correspondent
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar on July 3-4 at the invitation of the government to highlight key issues such as the need to release all political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ban. who last visited the country in the wake of the devastating cyclone Nargis last May, “looks forward to returning to Myanmar to address directly with the senior leadership a broad range of issues, including long-standing concerns to the United Nations and to the international community,” his spokesperson, Michele Montas, said, according to a report of UN News Centre received here yesterday.
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Further, Ban considers building on the joint humani-tarian effort following his visit to Myanmar last May in the aftermath of Nargis, which killed nearly 150,000 people, to be also essential.
“The secretary general believes that the sooner these issues are addressed, the earlier Myanmar will be able to move towards peace, democracy and prosperity." Montas said, adding: “He looks forward to meeting all key stakeholders to discuss what further assistance the United Nations can offer to that end.”
Ban is currently on his way to Japan, where, upon his arrival tomorrow night, he is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone. While in the country, he will also meet with Prime Minister Taro Aso and Japanese business leaders.
Next week, he will embark on a trip to Europe which will take ‘ him to Switzerland, Ireland and
On 6 July in Geneva, the mx rotary general will open the substantive session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and address the Second Global Review of Aid for lYade, organised by the World TYadeOrganisation (WTO).
While in the Swiss city, Ban
will also open ECOSOC's Innovation Fair and meet with donors at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the influenza A(H INI) virus.
Ban will then travel to Ireland for his first official visit from 6 to 8 July, and he plans to discuss die country's cooperation with the UN, especially regarding peacekeeping operations, with President Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Foreign Minister Michedl Martin and Defence MinisterWillie O'Dea.
At the Dublin Castle in the Irish capital, the secretary general will give a speech on peacekeeping at an event facilitated by the Institute for International and European Affairs.
Ban will wrap up his European trip in L'Aquila, Italy, wlwre he will press leaders attending die summ^ of 0e Group of Eight (G8J industrial -ised nations for greater cuts in greenhouse gas emissions; increased funding for the African development targets set at the G8 gathering in Gleneagles, United Kingdom, in 2005; and bolstered support for developing countries seeking to weather the economic crisis.