The United Nations has welcomed Burma’s latest efforts to bring peace to rebel-controlled areas in northeastern Kachin state.

A UN statement Sunday said Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been following various reports from the ground on the implementation of a cease-fire that was supposed to have gone into effect on Saturday. The statement said Mr. Ban called on both sides to make serous efforts to create conditions for sustained peace in Kachin.

In a speech in Rangoon Sunday, Burmese … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance