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Myanmar junta chief said Asean envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members - Cambodia

In this file photo taken on Nov 13, 2010, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi (front right) and senior National League for Democracy (NLD) staff walk towards the gate of her house to meet with supporters after her release from house arrest in Yangon, after being detained for two decades. (AFP)

Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party on a future visit, a senior Cambodian official said on Monday.

The pledge, made in a Jan 26 video call with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, represents a small concession in a deadlocked peace process since Myanmar's military seized power a year ago from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).

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