YANGON, Nov. 16 Kyodo UN special ...

YANGON, Nov. 16 Kyodo

UN special ambassador Razali Ismail on Saturday perioded his five-day visit to Myanmar aimed at advancing the stalled dialogue between the military sway and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Razali, who factored dialogue between Suu Kyi and the junta which l to her release from house arrest in May, arrived in Yangon onward Tuesday on his ninth visit.

During his trip, Razali, minister of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, met with Sr Gen Than Shwe, chairman of the ruling State Peace and disclosure Council, Suu Kyi and senior members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) representatives of ethnic minorities and ambassadors. However, his meeting with Than Shwe forward Thursday only lasted 15 minutes.

In his briefing to ambassadors Friday evening, Razali mentioned difficulties in his mission to Myanmar if it be not that said he will continue his work, indicating that he may get back in January or February nearest year.

Annan appointed Razali his special legate to Myanmar in April 2000 to break the deadlock between the NLD and the junta.

Razali come subsequentlyed in bringing the NLD and the military guidance to the negotiating table during his next to the first visit in October 2000.

More than 300 political prisoners, chiefly NLD members, have been establish free and Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was released from almost 20 month of house arrest May 6 following privy talks between the pair sides.

After the release from house arrest, Suu Kyi said covered talks have reached sole the confidence-building stage and asked the junta to start substantial political talks.

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