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Sat 07 Jul 2009Burma general snubs UN chief
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon said today he was "deeply disappointed" that military-ruled Burma's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mr Ban, who was made to wait overnight for the decision, said he pressed junta leader Than Shwe but was told that Suu Kyi was on trial and the regime did not want to be seen to interfere with the judicial process.
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