- YANGON: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rare meeting with a government minister on Monday, raising the prospect of a thaw in relations between the Nobel Peace laureate and the country's new military-backed leadership.
Suu Kyi, who was only told of the meeting on Sunday, talked for just over an hour with Labor Minister Aung Kyi in what was the first known contact between the 66-year-old and a member of the new, nominally civilian government.
In a joint statement, both parties said they were positive and satisfied with the meeting, in which they had discussed issues that would be of benefit to Myanmar's people. With Suu Kyi beside him, Aung Kyi read a joint statement to the media.
"Discussions were focused on possibilities for cooperating in the interests of the people," he said. "This included the rule of law and overcoming disunity, and matters that will benefit the public."
