U.S. allows Myanmar minister (Maj. General Nyan Win) to visit Washington

In a gesture toward Myanmar's military rulers, the United States has allowed the country's foreign minister to travel to Washington to visit the Myanmar embassy, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Foreign Minister Maj. Gen. Nyan Win did not meet any U.S. officials while in Washington and is now in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition that he not be named.

"The foreign minister has already made a side trip to Washington ... while in Washington he did not meet anybody from the U.S. government," the official said.



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