 Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained since May |
Burma's deputy foreign minister has said the government is having regular contacts with the detained Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. In a rare interview with a BBC correspondent in the capital, Rangoon, Khin Maung Win described the contacts as being positive.
Khin Maung Win is regarded as a key figure in the Burmese military government's roadmap to democracy.
Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest and is allowed few visitors.
Khin Maung Win said Aung San Suu Kyi's "protective custody", as the government puts it, would not be permanent and would end at an appropriate time.
He said the dialogue process was at a delicate juncture.
Aung San Suu Kyi was returned to her home and effective house arrest in September after being detained following a clash in May between pro-democracy and government supporters.
Her National League for Democracy party won 1990 elections by a landslide but the military junta refused to hand over power.
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