Monday, February 02, 2009

Suu Kyi leaves home for UN envoy talks: Witnesses



2 Feb 2009, 0926 hrs IST, AFP
YANGON: Myanmar's detained democracy leader
Aung San Suu Kyi (click here) was taken on Monday from her home in a convoy for a meeting with visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, witnesses and officials said.

A Myanmar government official said that Aung San Suu Kyi and senior members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party would hold a joint meeting with Gambari, who arrived in Myanmar on Saturday.

People living near Aung San Suu Kyi's sprawling lakeside compound in the former capital Yangon said cars left at about 10:00 am (0330 GMT), heading in the direction of a state-run guest house where Gambari has been holding talks....