Edi meets with Yangon generals

Edi meets with Yangon generals

BANGKOK (AFP): Visiting Indonesian Defense Minister Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudrajat held talks in Yangon on Thursday with senior Myanmarese military junta members including its chief, Gen. Than Shwe, state-run Myanmarese radio said.

Than Shwe, head of the Myanmarese Defense Services, is also prime minister and the chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) -- the official name of the ruling military regime.

The meeting, held at Yangon's defense ministry, was also attended by the SLORC's Vice Chairman, Gen. Maung Aye, chief of staff (army) Lt. Gen. Tin Oo, military intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt, Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw and Indonesian diplomats in Yangon, Radio Yangon said in a broadcast monitored here.

It gave no details of the meeting, which was also attended by military attaches from both sides.

Gen. Edi, who heads a high-level delegation, arrived in the Myanmarese capital on Wednesday for an official goodwill visit, the report said.