Don't recognize Myanmar junta, top U.N. official tells world body
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- United States
No country should recognize or legitimize the Myanmar junta that seized power in a coup and all efforts must be made to restore democracy, the United Nations special envoy on Myanmar told the 193-member General Assembly on Friday.
Christine Schraner Burgener pushed the world body for a collective "clear signal in support of democracy" as she sounded the alarm over the Feb. 1 coup.
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