U.N. envoy raps Myanmar military coup, urges release of detainees

The U.N. special envoy on Myanmar has strongly denounced the country's military over its coup earlier this week and called for the release of government officials, the spokesman of the U.N. chief said Friday.Telephone talks between Christine Schraner Burgener and the Myanmar military's deputy commander-in-chief So Win were held from Wednesday night into Thursday, becoming the first contact between the United Nations and the country's military since Monday's coup, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said at a press conference.The U.N. envoy "reiterated t…READ FULL ARTICLE