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EXPLAINED: Un myanmar envoy begins talks with junta officials - The Real Truth

United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer (centre) walking with high-level officials following her arrival at the airport in Yangon on Wednesday. (Photo by Myanmar's Military Information Team / AFP)

The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar set out for meetings with junta officials on Wednesday but did not respond to questions about whether she would seek to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Noeleen Heyzer's visit to the crisis-wracked country, which began on Tuesday, "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," the UN has said.

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