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Myanmar: Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi
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NAYPYITAW, 25 December 2021, (TON): Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Media sources said “it has learnt that no one is allowed to meet her, other than her lawyers.”
During his working visit, Mr Shringla called on the Chairman, State Administrative Council and other senior representatives and held meetings with members of civil society and political parties, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party National League for Democracy (NLD).
Sources told media that Mr Shringla had good discussions on bilateral issues of importance especially security and people to people ties during his visit.
It is learnt that Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla, who knows Aung San Suu Kyi since 2011, had sought a meeting with her as well, but his request was turned down by the state administrative council of Myanmar.
During his last visit in 2020, he had met Aung San Suu Kyi.
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