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Fri 07 Jul 2009UN attempt to see Suu Kyi rejected
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said today that Burma's junta chief rejected his initial request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mr Ban emerged from a two-hour meeting with teh reclusive Senior General Than Shwe after his arrival in Burma (Myanmar) today, saying he still hoped to meet the 64-year-old Nobel Peace laureate before he leaves the country on Saturday.
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