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U.N. hails Myanmar outreach with Kachin rebels

The Myanmar government has come a long way in ensuring peace can be secured with armed groups in Kachin state, a U.N. envoy said.

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Myanmar releases 56 political prisoners

Myanmar President Thein Sein Tuesday released 56 political prisoners as part of a plan to free all prisoners of conscious by the year's end, officials said.

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Myanmar signs peace deal with Kachin rebels

Myanmar's government and rebels fighting for more autonomy in the northern state of Kachin have signed a deal expected to end years of fighting.

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Take Kachin truce seriously, Myanmar told

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on parties to the conflict in Myanmar's Kachin state to make a serious effort at resolving their differences.

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U.N. calls for Myanmar dialogue

Myanmar should encourage a climate for dialogue to settle ongoing issues stemming from violence in Kachin and Rakhine states, a U.N. adviser said.

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Myanmar welcomes U.N. envoy to Naypyitaw

The government of Myanmar said its vice president met Tuesday in the capital with a U.N. envoy to discuss the humanitarian situation in Rakhine state.

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Myanmar gets praise for openness

The United Nations welcomed the visit by a Turkish official and the OIC to Myanmar to examine religious issues in Rakhine state, an envoy said.

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U.N. envoy assures help to Myanmar

The United Nations would assist Myanmar in its reconciliation effort in Rakhine state, where violence has taken at least 12 lives, a top U.N. official said.

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U.N. calls for probe in Myanmar violence

Vijay Nambiar, the U.N. envoy for Myanmar called for an investigation into violence that occurred in the country's Rakhine state.

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U.N. officials caution Myanmar on violence

U.N. officials are urging Myanmar President Thein Sein to use caution in handling an outbreak of ethnic violence in northern Rakhine state.

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Vijay Nambiar is a veteran Indian diplomat and the Chef de Cabinet (Chief of Staff) under UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon since 1 January 2007. He holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General and is a member of the Secretary-General's Senior Management Team.

Vijay Nambiar was born on August 1943. His family hails from and is originally from Kerala, India.

Prior to his appointment as Chef de Cabinet, Mr. Nambiar was Special Advisor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on a wide range of issues. He was also Deputy National Security Advisor to the Government of India and Head of the National Security Council Secretariat. He previously served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2002–2004), to Pakistan (2000–2001), China (1996–2000), Malaysia (1993–1996), Afghanistan (1990–1992) and Algeria (1985–1988). He was involved at the delegation level in numerous UN and non-aligned summit and ministerial conferences since 1979. Nambiar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1967 and spent his early years in the diplomatic service in Hong Kong, Beijing and Belgrade.

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