Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
September 23, 2003:

The Indian external affairs minister Mr. Yashwant Sinha has enquired about the health of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the Burmese foreign minister U Win Aung today.

According to a release of the Indian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Yashwant Sinha who is currently in New York attending the United Nations General Assembly met his Burmese counterpart today. The two ministers held a meeting, discussing various aspects of bilateral relations. The Indian minister enquired about the health of Burmese democracy leader who is recovering from a major operation at a private hospital in Rangoon.

Aung San Suu Kyi who has been detained by the junta since May 30 this year
underwent a surgery for unspecified gynecological problems last week.

The release further stated that Mr. Sinha has conveyed India’s readiness to
extend support to Burma in strengthening trade ties between the two countries.

Despite the recent economic sanctions imposed by the United States against
the Burmese regime, India continues to trade with the Burmese government.

The Indian Vice President Mr. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat plans to visit Burma
by November this year to cement the existing friendly ties between the two
neighbors.