AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Saturday he had urged Myanmar's president to continue making political reforms Ban Ki-Moon met President Thein Sein on the sidelines of an East Asia Summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". He welcomed a decision by leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday to allow Myanmar to chair the regional bloc in 2014. "The United Nations welcomes, just as ASEAN did, the recent developments under the leadership of President Thein Sein, releasing political prisoners and taking pro-active initiatives to make political reforms, he said. "It's not necessary to wait until 2014, but even before that, they should take all political reforms, promote national reconciliation and protect the social-economically vulnerable," Ban Ki-Moon added. The Secretary General said he planned to visit Myanmar as soon as possible.
