UNITED
NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon said
Monday he will visit Myanmar to support democratic reforms and called for a
"harmonious" deal allowing opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take
an oath as a deputy.
Ban
said he will leave for Myanmar at the end of the week and meet with Suu Kyi,
for the first time, and President Thein Sein. He is expected to arrive in
Yangon on Sunday.
Ban
told reporters Myanmar's transition has reached "a critical moment."
"Now
is the time for the international community to stand together at Myanmar's
side," he added, hailing "landmark" by-elections that saw Suu
Kyi win a parliamentary seat.
"But
this fresh start is fragile."
The UN
secretary-general welcomed moves by the European Union and United States to
suspend sanctions and said he would discuss ways the United Nations could help
the country. "They deserve our full support," he said.
Asked
about a dispute between Suu Kyi and the president over taking the oath of office,
Ban said: "I sincerely hope they are able to find a mutually harmonious
way to have smooth proceedings of the parliament."
Suu
Kyi's party has refused to swear to "safeguard" an army-created
constitution in the first sign of tension with the government since the
democracy icon's electoral victory.
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