“Another 18 people were killed over the weekend.
As of today, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has received reliable information about the murder of at least 568 women, children and men since the military took control of the government, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Dujarrik noted that UN staff in Myanmar remain concerned about the situation in the country.
Earlier, the US State Department ordered "optional" diplomats and other US civil servants to leave Myanmar with their families.
On March 29, the U.S. trade mission suspended all contacts with Myanmar as part of a trade and investment agreement between the countries in 2013.