Rangoon - US Senator Jim Webb, on a mission to "re-engage" Washington in South-East Asia, met Burma's military supremo as well as detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Saturday, government officials said.
Webb, a Democrat from Virginia who is chairman of the US Senate's East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, arrived in Burmese military capital, Naypyitaw, Friday when he held talks with Prime Minister Than Sein and government-backed civil organizations.
On Saturday, Webb met with junta chief Senior General Than Shwe, making him the first US politician to have a personal chat with the military supremo since he assumed power in 1992.
After meeting Than Shwe, Webb flew on to Rangoon where he met with Nobel peace prize laureate Suu Kyi at a government guest house, government sources said.
Suu Kyi was taken under army guard from her house-cum-prison for the brief meeting.
The nature of Webb's talks with Than Shwe and Suu Kyi were not disclosed, but Webb was expected to give a press conference in Rangoon Sunday prior to his departure for Bangkok.//DPA
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