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Rudd to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
SYDNEY (AAP) - June 24 - Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will meet Burma's pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits the country next week.
During the visit, which will be the first by an Australian foreign minister since 2002, Mr Rudd will have discussions with members of Burma's new government along with leaders across the political spectrum including Nobel Peace laureate Ms Suu Kyi.
"I will use these meetings to reiterate Australia's long-standing calls for genuine progress towards national reconciliation and democratic reform, Mr Rudd said in a media release on Friday.
"This visit comes at a critical juncture in Burma's history and will allow the Australian government to assess how it can best support reform and economic development."
Mr Rudd will first travel to Equatorial Guinea for the opening session of the African Union executive council meeting and address the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Kazakhstan.
During the visit, which will be the first by an Australian foreign minister since 2002, Mr Rudd will have discussions with members of Burma's new government along with leaders across the political spectrum including Nobel Peace laureate Ms Suu Kyi.
"I will use these meetings to reiterate Australia's long-standing calls for genuine progress towards national reconciliation and democratic reform, Mr Rudd said in a media release on Friday.
"This visit comes at a critical juncture in Burma's history and will allow the Australian government to assess how it can best support reform and economic development."
Mr Rudd will first travel to Equatorial Guinea for the opening session of the African Union executive council meeting and address the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Kazakhstan.
