A senior U.S. diplomat has arrived in Burma on the first official visit since last month's elections and the release from house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
U.S. Embassy officials said Joseph Yun will remain in the country through Friday for talks with government officials. The State Department official is also expected to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 15 of the past 21 years in some form of detention.
Yun is expected to convey U.S. concerns about Burma's November 7 elections, in which opposition parties complained that they were not given a chance to compete fairly.
Since her release, Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is satisfied with the U.S. government's policy of seeking to engage with the Burmese junta so long as Washington maintains a realistic attitude.
Earlier Tuesday, Aung San Suu Kyi bade farewell to her younger son Kim Aris, who had been visiting from Britain. It was the first time she had seen her son in 10 years. VOANews
