Suu Kyi meets UN official

YANGON - RELEASED Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met on Saturday with a senior UN official and said she hopes the talks will be the first of many with the world body to solve the country's problems.

Ms Suu Kyi met for more than an hour with Vijay Nambiar, chief of staff for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and his special envoy to the military-controlled country.

Mr Nambiar also planned to meet with government leaders during his weekend visit to Myanmar.

Ms Suu Kyi told reporters in brief comments at her lakeside home that the talks were 'very valuable.' 'But one meeting is not enough. I hope this is the first of many meetings. I think we may need many and frequent meetings to sort out all the problems we are facing,' she said.

Since her release Nov 13 from more than seven years of continuous house arrest, Ms Suu Kyi has been busy talking with diplomats, politicians and international agencies.

The 65-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate has made it clear she plans to pursue her goal of a democratic Myanmar but has been careful not to verbally challenge the ruling junta. -- AP