Ban Ki-moon To Visit Myanmar

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the UN summit with 10 Southeast Asian nations in Myanmar next week and then travel to Australia to participate in the summit of the world's 20 largest economies.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a landmark visit to a fast-changing Myanmar on Sunday to encourage its government to carry out more democratic reforms and shore-up peace deals with ethnic rebel groups.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday that he would visit Myanmar soon to encourage the Southeast Asian nation to press ahead with democratic reforms. "I have accepted an invitation from President Thein Shein to visit Myanmar," Ban told reporters. "I will depart at the end of this week." "We have seen encouraging political and econ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the UN summit with 10 Southeast Asian nations in Myanmar next week and then travel to Australia to participate in the summit of the world's 20 largest economies.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a landmark visit to a fast-changing Myanmar on Sunday to encourage its government to carry out more democratic reforms and shore-up peace deals with ethnic rebel groups.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday that he would visit Myanmar soon to encourage the Southeast Asian nation to press ahead with democratic reforms. "I have accepted an invitation from President Thein Shein to visit Myanmar," Ban told reporters. "I will depart at the end of this week." "We have seen encouraging political and econ...