By NNN-PTI
New Delhi : UN’s special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari Monday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to discuss issues related to restoration of democracy in the military-ruled country.
Gambari, who arrived here Sunday night, is also expected to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
His visit here came amid growing international pressure on India to use its influence to help usher in democracy in Myanmar.
US President George W Bush had recently urged India and China to do more to put pressure on Myanmar’s military rulers in an effort to end repression of democracy supporters there.
“I ask other countries to review their own laws and policies, especially Burma’s closest neighbours, China, India, and others in the region,” Bush had said.
Gambari, who is on a mission to coordinate efforts among key governmnets in Asia to help resolve the crisis in Myanmar, has already held discussions with officials of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
He is also slated to visit China and Japan to discuss the situation in Myanmar.
Gambari is scheduled to go to Myanmar in the middle of November for another round of discussions with the military leadership and the opposition seeking a democratic set-up.
The UN envoy had met with the junta’s leaders in Myanmar in September after troops opened fire on peaceful protests in Yangon.