Dialog in Burma may be slow but not at standstill, insisted UN Special envoy to Burma, Mr Ibrahim Gambari, told the BBC in an exclusive interview on the telephone.
He said that the international community is more united now on the issue of Burma in considering how best the available leverage could be used to move the process forward.
Mr Gambari also acknowledged the role of China, not least in helping him to obtain visa to Burma, but he insisted that the UN is not completely relying on the country for the success.
He is planning to travel to Brussels and Delhi very soon to make further efforts in solving the problems in Burma.