UN vote on call to stop arms supply to Myanmar postponed

At least 788 people have been killed by the junta's security forces in crackdowns on protests against its rule. - AFP

NEW YORK (Reuters): A 193-member UN General Assembly vote on Tuesday (May 18) on a draft resolution calling "for an immediate suspension of the direct and indirect supply, sale or transfer of all weapons and munitions" to Myanmar has been postponed, diplomats said.

A spokesman for the UN General Assembly president said earlier on Monday that the body was due to vote on Tuesday. It was not immediately known when a vote would be rescheduled. Some diplomats said it had been delayed in a bid to win more support.