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| Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr (left) meets with Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (right) in Naypidaw on July 10, 2013. Mr Carr met Myanmar's reformist leaders on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, on a visit aimed at boosting relations with the former junta-ruled nation in reward for sweeping political changes. -- PHOTO: AFP |
YANGON (AFP) - Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr met Myanmar's reformist leaders Wednesday on a visit aimed at boosting relations with the former junta-ruled nation in reward for sweeping political changes.
Mr Carr discussed investment and aid with President Thein Sein and "offered Australian support" in efforts to end long-running ethnic rebellions in his talks with senior officials in the capital Naypyidaw, according to a spokesman.
"Both parties agreed that there was more to be done in the reconciliation process," Mr Carr's media advisor Patrick Low said.
He said talks with Thein Sein focused on raising living standards in the impoverished nation.
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