Obama tells Burma junta to free Suu Kyi
US president Barack Obama has told Burma's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, a US official said today.
Obama delivered the message during his summit today with leaders of 10 south-east Asian nations in Singapore, which included Burma prime minister General Thein Sein.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that Obama called on Burma to free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and end oppression of minorities.
He said Obama "brought that up directly with that government", Mr Gibbs said.
Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi has been in detention for 14 of the last 20 years.
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