"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence." —Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
MARGIE MASON / AP WRITER
HANOI — World leaders are expected to launch a last-ditch plea this week for free and fair elections in military-run Burma, but at least one neighboring Southeast Asian country has already dismissed the upcoming polls as a "farce."
Burma will be on top of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's agenda during her sixth Asian trip when she meets leaders of Japan, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia during the next two weeks, said a top US official. He said the US is focused on the Nov. 7 election in Burma
"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence." —Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma