Myanmar's ruling junta refused to amend its proposed constitution, which bars democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in elections, the information minister said Friday on state television.
"It is impossible to draft the constitution again. It has already been drafted. Most people do not want us to do so," the information minister, Brigadier General Kyaw Hsan, told visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, according to state television.
He also criticised Gambari for releasing a statement from Aung San Suu Kyi after his last visit here in November.
In the statement, the Nobel peace prize winner said she was ready to cooperate with the regime on opening talks.
"We were extremely surprised, and regretted that you have become involved in this thing because we didn't want to see anything about Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's statement during this period of confidence building," the minister said.
