Myanmar will not address world leaders at UN, Afghanistan will

Myanmar will not address the annual high-level UN General Assembly, whereas Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked to address the gathering of world leaders on Monday.

No representative from Myanmar is scheduled to address the annual high-level UN General Assembly, a UN spokesman said on Friday, amid rival claims for the country's UN seat in New York after a military coup ousted the elected government.

Competing claims have also been made on Afghanistan's UN seat after the Taliban seized power last month. The ambassador for the ousted government is set to give his speech on Monday.