UN hopes India could influence parties in Myanmar conflict to negotiate: Senior official
Failing that, they expect that the more territory they capture, the more influence they will have in the negotiations, the official added.
A pilot was killed in a crash involving a Myanmar military training jet in Taungoo in Bago region on Tuesday, officials said.
The jet, an F-7, crashed due to a technical glitch while on a training sortie near Kyunkone village, 4.82 kilometres west of the Air Force base, officials added.
Advertisement
The pilot died due to serious injuries although he made an emergency parachute jump.
Advertisement
(further details awaited)
Advertisement
Related posts
Trump signs order to ban travel to US from 12 nations, partially restricts entry of nationals from 7 nations
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban entry of individuals from 12 nations - Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, citing national security and public safety threats, according to the White House.
‘Failed state at war with itself ’
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, popularly known as G Parthasarathy, is a career Foreign Service Officer, who retired from service in 2000.
