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US Congressman to Meet Suu Kyi and



Subject: US Congressman to Meet Suu Kyi and Junta Leaders 

US Congressman to Meet Suu Kyi and Junta Leaders

United States congressman Mr Tony Hall said yesterday he will meet Burma
opposition leader Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi as well as junta officials over the
next few days to assess the human rights situation in the military state.
Speaking after talks with Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan, Mr Hall
said he reserved judgement on the plight of the Burmese people until he
heard both sides of the bitter political divide in Rangoon. 

The US has imposed harsh trade bans on the junta, citing evidence of
ongoing human rights abuses such as forced labour and the presence of
political prisoner. 

Mr. Hall said he would also visit Laos to discuss issues such as drug
trafficking and the continuing work to recover the remains of US soldiers
reported missing during the Vietnam War. 

(BKK Post)