Naypyidaw

...and his deputy, Scot Marciel, met with Prime Minister Thein Sein, who wields little actual political power, in the inland capital of Naypyidaw on the second day of their two day visit. They later flew to Rangoon to confer with 1991 Nobel...

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...on Wednesday with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein. On Tuesday, Campbell held talks with top junta officials in the remote new capital Naypyidaw, but he did not meet junta supremo Than Shwe, the aging general who has tightly controlled...

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...reclusive head of Burma's junta, General Than Shwe. They instead held talks with Premier Thein Sein in the remote administrative capital Naypyidaw. During the talks with Suu Kyi "we affirmed our commitment to a dialogue among the...

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...for 15 years. They met the Nobel peace laureate after meeting the Prime Minister, Thein Sein, in the remote administrative capital, Naypyidaw, earlier in the day. It is understood the US delegation did not meet the reclusive junta leader...

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...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 with Nobel...

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...detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi later in the day. The US duo arrived in Myanmar's remote administrative capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday on a two-day mission aimed at pushing a new policy of engagement by the...

In this article: United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Thein Sein, John Yettaw, Washington, and Than Shwe

...regional influence of China. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell led the U.S. delegation meeting the junta in its new capital, Naypyidaw, before traveling to Yangon for talks with detained Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi...

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...be tentative and no significant breakthrough is expected from this week's visit. Mr Campbell arrived in the administrative capital, Naypyidaw, and will travel today to the largest city, Rangoon, where he will meet senior NLD leaders as well as...

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...Obama's administration to engage Myanmar's reclusive military regime. The two men touched down in the remote administrative capital Naypyidaw on a US Air Force plane from Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, US embassy spokesman Richard Mei...

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...to see the reclusive chief of the junta, Than Shwe, but will instead meet Prime Minister Thein Sein in the remote jungle capital of Naypyidaw on Tuesday, according to Burmese officials. They will then travel to Rangoon on Wednesday to meet...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Burma, Thein Sein, Rangoon, Kurt Campbell, Than Shwe, Jim Webb, and John Yettaw