World top news on Burma (5-11-2009)
US Diplomats Urge Burma’s Military to Talk With Opposition, Ethnic Groups
Voice of America - Daniel Schearf –
Senior US officials have urged Burma’s military government to talk with opposition groups before next year’s controversial elections. The call for dialogue came during the highest-level visit by US diplomats to Burma in more than a …
US envoy: Ties could improve if Myanmar makes progress
CNN International - Dan Rivers –
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — One of two US officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation’s ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy. …
US ready to improve Myanmar ties: envoy
AFP -
BANGKOK — Washington is ready to boost ties with Myanmar but will not lift sanctions until there is progress on democracy, a US diplomat said Thursday after the highest-level talks with the ruling junta in years. US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt …
US will not lift Myanmar sanctions
The Associated Press - Denis D. Gray -
BANGKOK — The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior US diplomat said Thursday. …
Q+A: Why is the United States engaging with Myanmar?
Reuters - Martin Petty –
BANGKOK (Reuters) – It would be very hard for elections next year in army-ruled Myanmar to be credible without detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s involvement, a top US official said on Thursday. …
Blogs
Kurt Campbell, Aung San Suu Kyi Meet In Burma: A First In 14 Years
Huffington Post (blog) -
YANGON, Myanmar — US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, becoming the …
Senior US diplomats in Burma for talks with military junta, Suu Kyi
Newstrack India (blog) -
London, Nov 3 (ANI): Two senior Barack Obama Administration officials have arrived in Burma to hold talks with the military junta and detained democratic …
United States
US encourages Burma junta to embrace rivals
San Francisco Chronicle - Thomas Fuller –
A senior US diplomat who completed a rare visit to Burma on Wednesday said that Washington would improve relations with the nation if its military …
Campbell Meets Suu Kyi in ‘Exploratory Mission’ to Myanmar
Bloomberg - Edward DeMarco –
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — US envoy Kurt Campbell met for two hours today at a hotel in Myanmar with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu …
US envoy meets Suu Kyi in trip to engage Burma (Myanmar)
Christian Science Monitor - Simon Montlake –
The highest-ranking US diplomat to visit Burma (Myanmar) since 1995 met with junta officials and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday. …
District of Columbia
Marking new gambit, US reengages
Washington Post -
The United States reopened high-level engagement with Burma on Tuesday after a 14-year hiatus, giving the clearest expression yet of President Obama’s vow …
US officials meet Myanmar opposition leader
WashingtonTV -
Washington, 4 November (washingtontv)—A top US official held rare talks with Myanmar’s detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Wednesday, …
Myanmar election needs Suu Kyi involvement, US says
Washington Post - Martin Petty –
BANGKOK (Reuters) – It would be “very hard” for next year’s elections in Myanmar to be legitimate without the involvement of detained …
Washington, DC
US delegation holds talks with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Washington Post - Aung Hla Tun –
YANGON (Reuters) – A top US official held rare talks with Myanmar’s detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Wednesday as part of …
US delegation in Myanmar for rare junta talks
Washington Post - Aung Hla Tun -
YANGON (Reuters) – A delegation of senior US officials arrived in Myanmar Tuesday for Washington’s highest-level talks with the reclusive …
Senior US officials visit Myanmar
Washington Post -
AP YANGON, Myanmar — The United States embarked on a new policy of engagement with Myanmar on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level …
Yangon, Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi engages in two hour meeting with US envoy
Myanmar News -
A top US official has spoken to Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at a luxury hotel in Rangoon. Myanmar’s ruling junta gave permission to US Assistant …
US envoy meets Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar News -
US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell – the highest ranking American official to visit military-ruled Myanmar in 14 years – met Wednesday Myanmar …
US envoy in Myanmar for talks with government and opposition
Myanmar News -
Washington, in seeking to improve ties with the the military-ruled nation, has sent the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, …
