Malaysia ready to monitor Myanmar polls with others: PM

Published: Thursday March 22, 2012 MYT 3:15:00 PM   ...

UTRAJAYA: Malaysia is ready to send officials to join an international body to monitor Myanmar's coming election, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister said Malaysia would also give its encouragement to the process of national reconciliation in the country.

"I will be visiting Myanmar next week and will have the opportunity to meet with the president (Thein Sein).

"We will give all our encouragement to the process of national reconciliation and return to democracy in Myanmar.

"We hope the coming election (in Myanmar) will be credible and the integrity of the process should not be questioned," he told a joint press conference with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon here Thursday.

Ban is visiting Malaysia as part of his regional tour.

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