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RI HOPES MYANMAR DIALOG TO BE RESUMED
Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has expressed hope the dialog between Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the government under General Tan Shwe which were stalled since January will be resumed, a spokesman said.
The government's hope was expressed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when he received the UN secretary general's special envoy for Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here.
"To Ibrahim Gambari, President Yudhoyono expressed hope that the dialog between the Myanmar government and Aung San Suu Kyi will be resumed," Djalal said.
President Yudhoyono received Ibrahim Gambari at the presidential palace here on Wednesday.
The president received Gambari at 11 on Wednesday morning in the company of Minister/State Secretary Hatta Radjasa and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi to discuss Myanmar's current issues.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had designated his Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and other Political Issues, Ibrahim Gambari, to continue to pursue the good offices mandate on Myanmar entrusted to the Secretary-General by the General Assembly.
In the discharge of his functions, Gambari would work in coordination with relevant parts of the United Nations system in order to support Myanmar's efforts in implementing relevant General Assembly resolutions.
The Secretary-General looks forward to the continued cooperation of the Government of Myanmar and all relevant parties to the national reconciliation process, with a view to making tangible progress towards the restoration of democracy and the protection of human rights in Myanmar.
At the meeting, President Yudhoyono had said he would continue to support the UN secretary general's role through Ibrahim Gambari in the efforts to help solve Myanmar's problems.
"The president also encouraged Gambari to make every effort in settling the problems in Myanmar," Djalal said, adding the latter would leave Jakarta for Italy on Wednesday evening to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
The government's hope was expressed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when he received the UN secretary general's special envoy for Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here.
"To Ibrahim Gambari, President Yudhoyono expressed hope that the dialog between the Myanmar government and Aung San Suu Kyi will be resumed," Djalal said.
President Yudhoyono received Ibrahim Gambari at the presidential palace here on Wednesday.
The president received Gambari at 11 on Wednesday morning in the company of Minister/State Secretary Hatta Radjasa and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi to discuss Myanmar's current issues.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had designated his Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and other Political Issues, Ibrahim Gambari, to continue to pursue the good offices mandate on Myanmar entrusted to the Secretary-General by the General Assembly.
In the discharge of his functions, Gambari would work in coordination with relevant parts of the United Nations system in order to support Myanmar's efforts in implementing relevant General Assembly resolutions.
The Secretary-General looks forward to the continued cooperation of the Government of Myanmar and all relevant parties to the national reconciliation process, with a view to making tangible progress towards the restoration of democracy and the protection of human rights in Myanmar.
At the meeting, President Yudhoyono had said he would continue to support the UN secretary general's role through Ibrahim Gambari in the efforts to help solve Myanmar's problems.
"The president also encouraged Gambari to make every effort in settling the problems in Myanmar," Djalal said, adding the latter would leave Jakarta for Italy on Wednesday evening to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
