Suu Kyi: President Thein Sein

Aung San Suu Kyi Dept: The 2 1/2-hour meeting Sunday of leaders of the Karen National Union with Suu Kyi also followed an agreement the group reached Friday with the military-backed but elected government to firm up a cease-fire they made in January, according to CTV. The meetings with President Thein Sein and Suu Kyi were virtually unprecedented for the KNU, which has mostly been engaged in an armed struggle for greater autonomy from Myanmar's government since the country obtained independence from Britain in 1948 and yANGON, Myanmar Leaders of Myanmar's most enduring ethnic rebel group met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a day after meeting with the country's president, the latest step in the group's effort to open a dialogue to achieve greater autonomy. "These meetings will definitely support our efforts to achieve national reconciliation, and these meetings will help bring about a genuine democratic nation," Suu Kyi told reporters after Sunday's meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.