Myanmar violence must end, says UN

By Xinhua News Agency

Feb 04, 2022 12:58 am

YANGON: The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an 'immediate cessation of all forms of violence' in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) wants to send its representative, Cambodia's foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, to Myanmar, where last year's coup triggered mass protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent.

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