Reuters : Myanmar refuses foreign a

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Myanmar refuses foreign access to Suu Kyi 
02:26 a.m. Jul 29, 1998 Eastern 

MANILA, July 29 (Reuters) - Myanmar has rejected a request by several
countries to allow United States and Japanese envoys access to opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. 

U Ohn Gyaw told a news conference that the Yangon government had refused
the request, with the explanation that such a meeting ``is not urgently
needed.'' Suu Kyi has held a protest in her car outside Yangon since Friday
after authorities prevented her from meeting party colleagues.