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November 17, 2009 5:30 am

Suu Kyi seeks meeting with Myanmar junta chief

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a letter to the head of the country's junta seeking a meeting to discuss how they can cooperate for the national interest, a spokesman for her party said Monday. [More]

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