U.N. Security Council to discuss Myanmar on Friday

26  September 2006 (Kyodo) - The U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Myanmar on Friday, the first consultation since the council voted to put Myanmar on its agenda on Sept. 15, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told reporters Tuesday.

On Friday, Ibrahim Gambari, U.N. undersecretary general for political affairs, will report on the latest situation in Myanmar at the 15-member council, Bolton said.

Gambari visited Myanmar in May and tried in vain to persuade the military junta to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held under house arrest.