YANGON – Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rare meeting with a government minister yesterday, raising the prospect of a thaw in relations between the Nobel Peace laureate and the country’s new military-backed leadership.
Ms Suu Kyi, who was only informed about the meeting on Sunday, talked for just over an hour with labour minister Aung Kyi at a state guesthouse in what was the first known contact between the 66-year-old and a member of the nominally civilian government.
In a joint statement, both parties said they were positive and satisfied with the meeting. – (Reuters)