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UN envoy visits Burma for talks

Source: BBC

UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari has arrived in Burma ahead of a possible visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Mr Gambari is to meet officials from Burma's military government but it is not clear if he will meet jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

She is on trial accused of breaking the terms of her house arrest by letting an uninvited US man stay in her home.

Mr Ban has said he hopes to press the Burmese authorities to release Ms Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8120221.stm

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