UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council ambassadors failed to agree on Wednesday on a statement deploring Myanmar's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, and sent it to capitals for a decision on one key phrase.
Though much watered down from a Western-drafted original, the statement calling for dialogue between the country's military rulers and the opposition would still mark the first action on Myanmar by the council, which includes China.
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