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| UN envoy 'meets Burma leadership' | UN envoy 'meets Burma leadership' |
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| UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari has met Burma's military leaders in the capital Naypyidaw, diplomatic sources say. | UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari has met Burma's military leaders in the capital Naypyidaw, diplomatic sources say. |
| They say he is now in the main city of Rangoon and is set to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | They say he is now in the main city of Rangoon and is set to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| Mr Gambari is attempting to mediate between the ruling generals and the opposition - and end a bloody crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests. | Mr Gambari is attempting to mediate between the ruling generals and the opposition - and end a bloody crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests. |
| The sources said Mr Gambari almost certainly met senior general Than Shwe during his overnight stay in Naypyidaw. | |
| He is now said to be at the State Guest House on University Avenue in Yangon, near the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy won a landslide election victory in 1990 that was annulled by the generals. | He is now said to be at the State Guest House on University Avenue in Yangon, near the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy won a landslide election victory in 1990 that was annulled by the generals. |
| Rare criticism | Rare criticism |
| The government says 10 people were killed last week in the suppression of the opposition protests. | The government says 10 people were killed last week in the suppression of the opposition protests. |
| Diplomats and activists say the number killed was many times higher. | Diplomats and activists say the number killed was many times higher. |
| The country's leadership usually ignores outside pressure. | The country's leadership usually ignores outside pressure. |
| But the crackdown has prompted rare criticism from China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), of which Burma is a member. | But the crackdown has prompted rare criticism from China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), of which Burma is a member. |
| A Japanese envoy is also due to arrive in the country, to ensure a full investigation into the death of Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai. | A Japanese envoy is also due to arrive in the country, to ensure a full investigation into the death of Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai. |
| Video of his death last Wednesday appears to show a soldier shooting him at close range as security forces cleared central Yangon of protesters. | Video of his death last Wednesday appears to show a soldier shooting him at close range as security forces cleared central Yangon of protesters. |