US envoy to meet Suu Kyi: Myanmar official

A top US envoy voiced concern Sunday about election preparations in Myanmar ahead of his visit there for talks with the ruling junta and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi."We're troubled by much of what we've seen and we have very real concerns about the elections laws and the environment that's been created," said Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs."Our team would like the opportunity to engage directly and see what the plans are in terms of the overall approach of the elections," he told a news conference in Bangkok.

A top US diplomat met Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday for talks ahead of rare elections in the military-ruled country, according to an AFP correspondent.The Nobel laureate was driven to a state guesthouse in Yangon from the lakeside mansion where she has spent most of the last two decades under house arrest to meet Kurt Campbell, the top US envoy for East Asia.

The most senior US official to visit Myanmar for nearly a decade and a half met the military-led nation's prime minister Wednesday as Washington seeks to improve ties with the ruling junta.Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, along with his deputy Scot Marciel, were also set to meet detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi later in the day.

The most senior US official to visit Myanmar for nearly a decade and a half was due to meet the military-ruled nation's prime minister Wednesday as Washington seeks to improve ties with the ruling junta.Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and his deputy Scot Marciel were also set to meet detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi later in the day.

A top US diplomat was due to meet Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday as the ruling junta faces criticism over preparations for its first elections in two decades.President Barack Obama's administration has made dialogue with adversaries a signature policy and launched dialogue with Myanmar after concluding that longstanding Western attempts to isolate the regime had borne little fruit.

A top US diplomat was due to meet Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday as the ruling junta faces criticism over preparations for its first elections in two decades.President Barack Obama's administration has made dialogue with adversaries a signature policy and launched dialogue with Myanmar after concluding that longstanding Western attempts to isolate the regime had borne little fruit.

Myanmar's junta Wednesday allowed detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with elderly members of her party in a rare concession by the military regime, an official said.The democracy icon was taken to a state guesthouse in Yangon for the talks -- the first with senior National League for Democracy (NLD) colleagues outside her home or prison this year."They are meeting now," the Myanmar official told AFP on condition of anonymity, confirming that the talks included party chairman Aung Shwe, secretary Lwin and executive committee member Lun Tin.

The most senior US official to visit Myanmar for 14 years held talks with pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday after the ruling junta granted the Nobel laureate a rare break from detention.Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell also met Myanmar's prime minister as the administration of President Barack Obama seeks a new era of engagement with the military regime.