Talks with Suu Kyi hailed

Talks with Suu Kyi hailed

BANGKOK (Reuter): Myanmarese Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw said yesterday that recent meetings between his country's military rulers and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi helped build mutual understanding and were likely to continue.

Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said Ohn Gyaw gave the assurances after he enquired after Suu Kyi in a one-hour meeting also attended by Thai Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

"The Burmese (Myanmarese) said the meeting helped to create confidence and understanding on both sides and there are good prospects for another meeting," a government spokesman quoted Chuan as saying.

Ohn Gyaw said Myanmar's ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) sincerely intended to resolve its political problems, Thaksin added.