US diplomats arrive in Naypyitaw
New Delhi (Mizzima) - US Assistant Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell and US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), arrived in Burma’s new jungle capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday morning.
The two US diplomats will be meeting various government officials, including Information Minister Kyaw San.
The US embassy in Rangoon told Mizzima that the two diplomats will travel to Burma’s former capital Rangoon on Wednesday and meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before departing from the country.
Campbell is the highest ranking US official to visit Burma since Madeleine Albright came as US Secretary of State in 1995. In August, US Senator James Webb visited the country and met junta chief Than Shwe as well as detained Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
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