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Obama to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi

 
Published on Sep 19, 2012
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department on Sept 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. -- PHOTO: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will meet with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House on Wednesday, his first ever meeting with the Myanmar opposition leader, a United States (US) official said.

The official said the private session would be closed to the press.

The Obama administration has taken pains to ensure that the celebration around the Nobel laureate's visit does not detract from the simultaneous trip to the US of Myanmar leader Thein Sein, who has embarked on a reform program.

It will be the first time Obama has personally met the Myanmar democracy figure.
 
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