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UN: Myanmar poll a 'key test'

A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.

UN special rapporteur on human rights Tomas Ojea Quintana addresses a press conference before his departure at the Yangon International airport on February 5. Quintana on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.

UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, welcomed a "continuing wave of reforms" since his last visit in August, but said "serious challenges remain".

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