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| UN special envoy meets Myanmar ministers in new capital |
| 2007-11-05 |
| (Xinhua) -- Visiting United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari met with Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win and Labor Minister U Aung Kyi in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Sunday, according to official sources. U Aung Kyi, who is also Liaison Minister tasked recently by the government to get link with Aung San Suu Kyi, detained leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The sources disclosed no details about their respective meetings. On the same day, Gambari, who is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Adviser on Myanmar, also met with representatives of the government-backed biggest social organization of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation, Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association, the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Myanmar Red Cross Society. Earlier next week, Gambari is expected to meet Prime Minister Lieutenant-General Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi, leaders of political parties, representatives of national races and State Vulnerable Monks Committee as well as officials of resident UN organizations and foreign diplomats. |
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