After meeting with envoys of key countries seeking to foster dialogue between the military regime and its democratic opposition, the UN Chief told reporters that he sensed 'not only high expectations but also growing frustration that our efforts have yet to yield the results we all hoped for'. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
UNITED NATIONS - UN CHIEF Ban Ki Moon on Friday expressed growing frustration at the failure by Myanmar's military regime to restore democracy and said the time was not right for him to pay a return visit to the country.
After meeting with envoys of key countries seeking to foster dialogue between the military regime and its democratic opposition, he told reporters that he sensed 'not only high expectations but also growing frustration that our efforts have yet to yield the results we all hoped for'.
'I share this sense of expectation and frustration,' he added, noting he still expected Myanmar rulers 'to implement their commitments' regarding the release of political prisoners, including opposition leader and democracy icon opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. -- AFP
