The UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement aimed at pushing Myanmar's junta to take steps toward a peaceful solution to the country's ongoing crisis
The Council noted that there has been limited progress in implementing a peace plan set a year ago by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Council diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity because negotiations were private, said China and Russia objected to parts of the text. "Our wording was factual but less condescending" and "it's a real shame" that there was no agreement, the spokeswoman added.Continuing humanitarian crisis
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