Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateMyanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a letter to the head of the country's junta seeking a meeting to discuss how they can cooperate for the national interest, a spokesman for her party said Monday.The initiative is the latest move is try to break the political deadlock that began when Suu Kyi's...
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size="2"> Rangoon, Nov. 16: Burma’s detained Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a letter to the head of the country’s junta seeking a meeting to discuss how they can cooperate for the national interest, a spokesman for her party said on Monday.
The initiative is the latest move is try to break the political deadlock that began when Ms Suu Kyi’s party won a...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi proposes cooperation with junta < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateDetained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results.In a letter to junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe released Tuesday, Suu Kyi has requested a meeting to explain how she would...
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, left, and deputy Scot Marciel arrive in Myanmar on Tuesday.Two U.S. diplomats will meet with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi-- Two U.S. diplomats arrived in Myanmar Tuesday and will meet with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy Scot Marciel plan to meet with Suu Kyi Wednesday,...
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Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell - the highest ranking American official to visit military-ruled Myanmar in 14 years - met Wednesday Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Campbell, accompanied by US Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, met Thein Sein in the capital Naypyitaw Wednesday morning before flying to Yangon where he was allowed a rare interview...
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Friday lodged an appeal with the military-ruled country's highest court against her extended house arrest, her main lawyer said.The Nobel laureate was ordered to spend another 18 months in detention in August after a court convicted her over an incident in which a US man swam to her house. An initial appeal was rejected in October."We submitted the appeal...
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Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has requested a meeting with the military regime's top leader, adding to signs that lines of communication are opening up between her and the junta.In a letter dated Nov. 11, obtained by Reuters on Monday, the 64-year-old Nobel peace laureate said she wanted to work with General Than Shwe's government, which calls itself the State Peace and Development...
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would be "very hard" for next year's elections in Myanmar to be legitimate without the involvement of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior United States official said on Thursday.Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, returning from a landmark two-day visit to the army-ruled country, said the release of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader and other political detainees...
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YANGON: Detained opposition leaderAung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's junta in lifting foreignsanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yieldresults.In a letter to junta chief senior general Than Shwereleased on Tuesday, Suu Kyi has requested a meeting to explain how she wouldcooperate in tasks "beneficial to the country". She does not specify what thosemight...
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Yangon: Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is aware of an upcoming visit by two American officials and supports the new US policy of engaging with Myanmar's military rulers, her lawyer said on Saturday.Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and a deputy will be in Myanmar, also known as Burma, for a two-day visit beginning Tuesday and are scheduled to meet with the government and the opposition,...
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