Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has held her first formal meeting with a minister of the army-backed civilian government. The talks with labour minister Aung Kyi, which lasted just over an hour, took place at a state guesthouse in the main city of Rangoon. With Aung San Suu Kyi standing beside, Aung Kyi read out a statement saying the discussions were focused on possibilities for co-operating in the interests of the people. This included the rule of law and overcoming disunity, and matters that will benefit the public.The meeting comes just a month after the government warned Aung San Suu Kyi to stop all political activities and cautioned against her travelling outside Rangoon. It also comes after the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for concrete measurable progress by the Myanmar government on Saturday at the regional security talks held in Bali.