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| Junta chief offers to meet Suu Kyi |
| 2007-10-05 |
| BURMA'S ruling military junta has invited the US envoy in Rangoon for talks tomorrow, in what is said to be the first high level bilateral meeting since a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests, the State Department said overnight. "They have requested our charge de affairs to travel to the capital for a briefing with members of the government," department spokesman Sean Mccormack said. The envoy, Shari Villarosa, does not know the topic of discussions at the meeting scheduled in the junta's administrative capital Naypyidaw, he said. "I don't know what she is going to hear." But Mr McCormack said the United States would send a "very clear message" to the military generals, that they need to start a "meaningful" dialogue with all democratic opposition groups, stop the violent crackdown on peaceful protests, encourage economic and political reforms and greater freedom and openness. News of the meeting came as Burma's state media reported today that the junta chief Senior General Than Shwe would be willing to meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi if she meets several preconditions, including ending her support for sanctions on the regime. The announcement came as the junta announced that more than 2000 people were arrested during its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests during the last week, acknowledging that some of the detainees were simply bystanders. Burma's Senior General Than Shwe made the offer to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi during his talks on Wednesday with UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, state television reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 This is the second time I have told you that Aung San Suu Kyi is the GOD appointed leader of Burma. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-10-05 00:54 |