October 31, 2009 5:10 PM

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Senior US officials to visit Myanmar

Two senior US officials will travel to Myanmar next week in the latest move by President Barack Obama's administration to engage the reclusive military regime. A State Department spokesman said Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and his deputy, Scot Marciel, plan to visit the military-ruled country on Tuesday and Wednesday. He said they expect to meet with senior government officials and with members of the opposition including Aung San Suu Kyi and representatives of ethnic groups. The talks are a follow-up to discussions last month in New York between US and Myanmar officials that marked the highest-level American contact with the regime in nearly a decade. The military in Myanmar has begun to show signs of willingness to engage in dialogue with the United States.

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