Ibrahim Gambari, the United Nations special envoy to Myanmar , paid his first visit to the country since August.

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It has agreed to meet the UN's special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, and appointed an intermediary to talk to Miss Suu Kyi.

ECONOMIST: Why ASEAN should be worried about Myanmar

The U.N. special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, headed for Myanmar at Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's request to try to promote a political solution and reconciliation efforts.

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Yet earlier this month, a senior United Nations official, Ibrahim Gambari, visited Myanmar, and was allowed to see Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader, who is under house arrest.

ECONOMIST: Myanmar

On the point of receiving Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Security Council's special envoy, they managed to ensure that the first item on his agenda would be the junta's relations with the UN, rather than the crying need for political reform and national reconciliation in Myanmar.

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