The 15-member council has long been split on how to deal with the Myanmar crisis.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 - The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
"We've also sent a clear message to the people of Myanmar that we seek progress in line with their rights, their wishes and their interests," Woodward told the 15-member council. He said China had wanted the Security Council to adopt a formal statement on Myanmar, not a resolution. Negotiations on the draft Security Council resolution began in September. The initial text - seen by Reuters - urged an end to the transfer of arms to Myanmar and threatened sanctions, but that language has since been removed.
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