
An emergency session was held at the UN office in New York on Tuesday morning, local time. Representatives from different countries joined through video conferencing. The meeting lasted a little over two hours.
The United Kingdom has called on Myanmar's military to immediately hand over power to a democratically elected government and release detained leaders. AFP quoted a draft of the proposal as saying.
The proposal will also call for lifting the one-year state of emergency. However, there is no mention in the draft of imposing sanctions on Myanmar.
Meanwhile, China and Russia have asked for more time to decide on Myanmar.
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