Top leaders to hold talks with Suu Kyi

Myanmar's top leaders will hold talks this week with opposition chief Aung San Suu Kyi, the first since her party's landmark election success, officials said yesterday.

Suu Kyi has requested "national reconciliation" discussions with the president and army chief to smooth that transition. The call until now had gone unanswered, sparking jitters.

Both President Thein Sein and powerful army chief General Min Aung Hlaing have now agreed to meet Suu Kyi on Wednesday.

"The president will meet with Daw Suu on December 2nd," presidential spokesperson Zaw Htay told AFP without elaborating.