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UN Special Envoy Ready to Visit Myanmar to Calm Situation - Spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (Sputnik) UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener is ready under certain conditions to visit the country to calm tensions there following the recent military coup, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a press conference on Monday.
"The Secretary-General's Special Envoy remains prepared to visit UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday that under agreeable conditions to help calm the situation," Dujarric told reporters.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues the situation in Myanmar with concern and has been calling together with Schraner Burgener on key international leaders to create conditions to reverse the military coup.
The two officials will continue to mobilize the international community to urge a return to democracy, pursuing dialogue and reconciliation as well as push for the immediate release of detained individuals, Dujarric added.
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