Myanmar minister blames "opportunists" for demos

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar's foreign minister accused "political opportunists" on Monday of trying to create a showdown in his country with foreign help so that they could exploit the ensuing chaos.

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, U Nyan Win urged the international community to refrain from measures he said would add fuel to the fire.

The minister told the assembly that following days of demonstrations by Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy supporters, "normalcy" had returned to Myanmar, which has been ruled for decades by the military.