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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

Diplomats: UN blocks Myanmar military from taking UN seat

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A key U.N. committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military junta from taking the country’s seat at the United Nations, two well-informed U.N. diplomats said Wednesday.

The General Assembly’s credentials committee met Monday and deferred action on the junta’s request, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity before a formal announcement likely later this week.

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