Naypyidaw

...a political campaign. Campbell and Marciel earlier on Wednesday held talks with Prime Minister Thein Sein in the remote administrative capital Naypyidaw, Myanmar officials said on condition of anonymity. Myanmar officials said the US...

In this article: United States, Burma, Than Shwe, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, and Democracy

...fair. On Tuesday, Campbell and Marceil met Myanmar Information Minister Kyaw Hsan, Science and Technology Minister U Thaung, and representatives of the Election Commission in Naypyitaw, 350 km north of Myanmar's old capital Yangon. They...

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...opposition leaders," Mei told AFP. Myanmar officials said the US delegation was unlikely to meet hardline junta chief Than Shwe, but will hold talks with Prime Minister Thein Sein in Naypyidaw. Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi is under...

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...and Development Association. The US delegation was unlikely to meet the hardline regime chief, Senior General Than Shwe, but would later hold talks with Prime Minister Thein Sein in Naypyidaw, they said. Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi is...

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Than Shwe spoke at the military's headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, on the same day that the regime allowed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare meeting with foreign diplomats in Yangon, the former capital. Suu Kyi,...

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...allowed to meet the 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...

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

...leader Aung San Suu Kyi. US Senator Jim Webb met Than Shwe at the country's remote new capital of Naypyidaw before meeting Suu Kyi for about 45 minutes at a guest house arranged by government officials in Rangoon. Webb's office later...

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...by the administration of US President Barack Obama. "They are meeting now," a Burma official told AFP after the talks with Prime Minister Thein Sein in Naypyidaw began early Wednesday. Burma officials said the US delegation was not...

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...with them. Webb met Than Shwe at the country's remote new capital of Naypyidaw on the second day of his visit and later talked with Suu Kyi for about 45 minutes at a guesthouse arranged by government officials in Yangon. A witness told...

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