Myanmar in row over UN representative


The military junta and the envoy sent by its toppled civilian government have launched contradictory claims over who represents the country at the United Nations, officials said.

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta before the General Assembly on Friday in an emotional plea for help to restore ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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