The Security Council ofUN failed on Friday to agree on a statement aimed at pushing the junta in Myanmar to take steps toward a peaceful solution to the crisis that continues to shake the country, diplomats said.
China and the United Kingdom, the drafter of the text, denied responsibility for the failure of negotiations that lasted all day after a meeting behind closed doors on the morning of the Council on Burmese file.
For London, China asked too, which led to the abandonment of the text. For Beijing, at the end of the day, there is only little difference to reach an agreement not to not impossible to surpasssaid toAFP a spokesman for the Chinese diplomatic mission inUN.
The preliminary text suggested that the Security Council express its deep concern to limited development in the implementation of the five-point plan set more than a year ago by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to end the crisis. He also called for actions to implement this roadmap.
China proposed the use of the terms progress slow rather than development limitations said the Chinese mission. Our words are realistic, but not too humble at sayang talaga with no agreement, the spokesman added.
The rest of the text, seen byAFPtestified to the Security Council’s concern over the continuing violence and humanitarian poverty in the country.
At the Council meeting, the ASEAN envoy to Myanmar, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia, Sokhonn Prak, and theUNNoeleen Heyzer explained, the situation.
According to diplomats, the latter, who was appointed in October 2021, had the green light in principle for a first trip to Myanmar, but still did not have the necessary permits in the course of his stay and the people he would meet.
L ‘UN insisted that he could talk to various Burmese parties and not just to the junta in power.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 2021 military coup. More than 1,700 civilians were killed and nearly 13,000 were arrested according to the Political Prisoners Assistance Association.
Source: Radio-Canada
