India has conveyed to Myanmar its concern over the current situation and hoped that the "process of national reconciliation and political reform" initiated by its government would be taken forward expeditiously.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met his Myanmarese counterpart U Nyan Win in New York on Monday and suggested that the Myanmar government should consider undertaking an inquiry into recent incidents and the use of force on pro-democracy protesters in that country.
Mukherjee met Win on the sidelines of the ongoing General Debate of the UN General Assembly, amid international uproar over the situation in Myanmar.
"During the meeting, the external affairs minister expressed concern at the current situation in Myanmar," the External Affairs Ministry said in a press statement.
Noting that India was a "close and friendly neighbour" of Myanmar, Mukherjee said New Delhi "hoped to see peace, prosperity and stability" in that country.
"The Minister also expressed the hope that the process of national reconciliation and political reform, initiated by the Government of Myanmar, would be taken forward expeditiously," it said.
The situation in Myanmar also figured when Mukherjee met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the statement said.