Suu Kyi in Burma government talks

Source: BBC

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a member of the country's ruling military government for the first time since early 2008.

Ms Suu Kyi, who is under renewed house arrest in Rangoon, met labour minister Aung Kyi, her lawyer said.

The meeting came one day after a court rejected her appeal against her 18 month sentence.

There was no official word on what they discussed, but Ms Suu Kyi has offered to help negotiate an end to sanctions.



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YANGON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar official media said on Sunday that the country needs peace and stability for a successful holding of the upcoming multi-party general election next year, the 5th step of its democratization process under a seven-step roadmap.

"Myanmar is now in democratic transition. The new constitution has been approved. Multi-party general election will be held next year and a new government will be formed by a Hluttaw (parliament) in accord with the constitution," said the New Light of Myanmar in its editorial.

Holding that sanctions pose a barrier to the economic and social development of the people of developing countries, the editorial said some powerful nations have been resorting to economic sanctions to influence the political and economic systems of those countries.

"They can not only adversely affect people from different backgrounds but also make a form of violence," the editorial commented.

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