Myanmar's pro-democracy leader meets U.N. envoy

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Feb. 2, 2009

Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and five senior members of her opposition party met with U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari at the state guesthouse on Monday, a party spokesman said.

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