Myanmar junta refuses UN envoy visit

This screengrab provided via AFPTV and taken from a broadcast by Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) in Myanmar on April 9, 2021 shows junta spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun speaking during a live press conference organised by the military government in Naypyidaw on April 9, 2021, as the country remains in turmoil after the February military coup that led to widespread demonstrations by protesters. - AFP

Naypyidaw, April 10 (AFP): Myanmar's junta refused on Friday night to let a UN envoy visit the country, despite mounting international efforts for a diplomatic solution to the post-coup crisis.

The UN's special envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, is on a tour of Asian countries aimed at charting a path out of the turmoil engulfing the country.