Fact file on Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, recently sentenced to another 18-months of house arrest by a Myanmar court for allegely breaking the terms of her house arrest. US Senator Jim Webb has arrived in Myanmar for historic talks with military supremo Than Shwe, the first ever meeting between a senior American official and the junta chief, officials said.(AFP/Graphic)
In this Aug. 14, 2009 image taken from a video footage shot by MRTV via APTN, U.S. Senator Jim Webb, D-Va., center right, shakes hand with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Days after the world slammed Myanmar for sentencing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to more house arrest, U.S. Senator Webb arrived in the military-ruled country's capital Friday.(AP Photo/MRTV via APTN)
YANGON, Myanmar – Witnesses say U.S. Senator Jim Webb is meeting with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her first talks with a foreign official since being sentenced this week to more house arrest.The witnesses said Suu Kyi was driven Saturday to a government guest house not far from her residence for a meeting with Webb, who is on a three-day visit to Myanmar.
The witnesses declined to be identified by name, fearing reprisals in the military-run state.
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