United Nations' special envoy to Burma Razali Ismail is confident of bringing about national reconciliation between the government, the opposition and ethnic minorities in the military-ruled state.

"I think the job can still be done and it is possible to bring about national reconciliation in Myanmar (Burma) as soon as possible," Razali was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

Razali will visit Rangoon from June 6-10 in an attempt to start substantive political dialogue between the country's generals and the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD).

Razali, whose latest trip to Rangoon was in November last year, is credited with brokering landmark secret talks between the military and NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, which began in October 2000 and were aimed at promoting national reconciliation and political reforms.

The talks have led to the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and some political prisoners, but otherwise have ground to a halt.

Lack of progress

Razali himself had expressed frustration with the pace of change in Burma, admitting after his ninth mission to the country last November, that he was disappointed at the lack of progress in reviving the dialogue.

Razali said the UN and he had been discussing ways to deal with the deadlock.

"We've come up with something by formulating new ideas and new approaches," he said.

Razali said he would meet government officials as well as Aung San Suu Kyi, during his tenth mission to the country.

He said the people of Burma "are really looking forward to a change" to make the transition to a civil and democratic constitutional government.

Razali said he would also seek help from regional players, especially the original Asean member countries, and Burma's allies like China, India and Japan in his reconciliation efforts.

"In the context of Asean, we must begin to impose the norms and principles that govern Asean countries. Otherwise, we will not be reflecting regionally what are the principles that govern us as a region," he said. AFP