Participants arrived at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw on Friday morning for Burma’s first ever high-level roundtable meeting with all key political players. The meeting was suddenly called by the government ahead of US President Obama’s visit to Burma for the Asean and East Asia summits on Nov. 11-12.
Fourteen participants were in attendance: President Thein Sein, Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Soe Win, Union Parliament Speaker Shwe Mann, Upper House Speaker Khin Aung Myint, Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye, vice presidents Nyan Tun and Sai Mauk Kham, USDP Vice Chairman Htay Oo, National Unity Party representative Thein Tun, NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Nationalities Brotherhood Federation leader Sai Aik Pao, Federal Democratic Alliance leader Khin Maung Swe and United Nationalities Alliance leader Khun Htun Oo.
