EU delegates hold talks with junta

EU delegates hold talks with junta

MYANMAR: European Union (EU) delegates held talks in Yangon on Monday with officials of Myanmar's ruling military junta as part of their three-day mission to assess the country's progress in political reforms, officials said.

The first European delegation to visit Yangon since the May release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with deputy foreign minister Khin Maung Win, sources in the ministry said.

Sources also said it was now likely the delegation would meet on Tuesday afternoon with the number three in the Myanmar troika, Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt.

The Europeans, led by Danish foreign ministry regional director Carsten Nilaus Pederson, expect to meet Suu Kyi and members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) on Tuesday, sources in her party and diplomats said. --AFP