UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States failed on Friday to put political repression in Myanmar on the U.N. Security Council's agenda because Russia argued the issue was outside the council's international peace and security mandate.
The U.S. delegate, Gerald Scott, said Myanmar, which he called by its former name of Burma, had to be raised because it was important to remind the world community the situation "continues to decline."
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