15-03-2007 Press Release 07/30

Myanmar: No progress in talks, ICRC closes offices

Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) ? "The ICRC's humanitarian work in Myanmar has now reached near-paralysis," the organization's director of operations has said. Speaking in Geneva, Pierre Kr?henb?hl explained that staff were still unable to resume visits to detainees anywhere in the country or to conduct independent field operations in sensitive border areas. "A recent meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs made no headway," he added.
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