According to The Associated Press, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he believes the loss of life in Myanmar has been "far greater" than is being reported.

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But Thailand's new Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has said he will visit Myanmar soon to explain the importance of adjusting to the changing world.

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And to the Madam Prime Minister as well, as a U.S. ally and a neighbor of Myanmar and Burma, are you satisfied that President Sein is doing enough to stop the ethnic violence and protect human rights there?

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Marciel and Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell visited Myanmar for two days, meeting with Prime Minister Gen.

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In a recent conversation with Junichiro Koizumi, Japan's prime minister, Than Shwe, Myanmar's most senior general, had raised the possibility of a role for Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the country's democracy movement.

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The Prime Minister agreed and drew attention to cooperation already underway, including most recently with Myanmar in the fields of education and healthcare.

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In January, when his government was under pressure over the army's callous treatment of ethnic-Rohingya boat people, originally from Myanmar, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the prime minister, told journalists that the illegal-immigrant problem had to be solved.

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General Surayud Chulanont, the prime minister in Thailand's military-backed government, suggested the creation of a regional forum to solve Myanmar's crisis, comprising ASEAN, India, China and the UN, modelled on the six-party talks on North Korea.

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