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U.S., other countries warn Myanmar -2 
06:17 a.m. Jul 28, 1998 Eastern 

``A number of foreign ministers felt it was important while gathered in one
place to talk about the (Suu Kyi) situation first amongst themselves and
then with the Burmese foreign minister,'' a senior U.S. official said. 

He told reporters the ministers expressed concern about the health of the
leader of the National League for Democracy and stressed ``that they don't
want this to escalate and that this incident needs to be resolved.'' 

Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, remained in her car for the fifth day
in a row on Tuesday in a protest against the military junta's refusal to
let her visit party supporters in a town outside the capital Yangon. 

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who said on Monday she was
``gravely concerned'' about Suu Kyi's health and safety, reported on
Tuesday that ``her health is okay.'' U.S. officials said she had been seen
by two physicians. 

Tensions have escalated between the military government and the NLD since
Suu Kyi called on the government to convene by August 21 a parliament
comprising candidates elected in the May 1990 elections. The NLD swept the
elections but the military ignored the results and has refused to convene
parliament.