News Forum - UN envoy urges PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to help stop Myanmar crisis

[Thaiger]

As the Thai government promised to protect Myanmar refugees who fled into Thailand, a UN ambassador has urged PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to help prevent the worsening crisis in Myanmar, following the in-person meeting at the Government House in Bangkok yesterday. The UN Secretary-Special General’s Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, has visited Thailand after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) backlash over Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar and postponed its ministers’ meeting for the week. Heyzer is soliciting foreign backing for aid to displaced people and pressuring Myanmar’s military leadership to stick to a five-point peace consensus […]

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[DiJoDavO]

How can he help to stop the crisis if he got in power in a similar way? If he says that the coup is a bad thing, he will have people in Thailand raise their eyebrows. 

[oldschooler]

5 minutes ago, DiJoDavO said:

How can he help to stop the crisis if he got in power in a similar way? If he says that the coup is a bad thing, he will have people in Thailand raise their eyebrows. 

Point missed . Burma under brutal effective military rule since 1947 independence. Thailands failed civilian govts and self- interested MPs were an absolute disgrace and forced military to take over. 
 

This “call” in pure typical UN comedy, just bs politicking. Thailand are of zero consequence in foreign affairs. India borders Burma and so should be throwing its heavyweight influence around to try to end this. China however supports this tyrannical regime and is Indias bitter enemy. 

[Nipral]

Utterly naive UN  envoy ! Who expects Prayut to stop anything ???