NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's president will host rare talks with influential allies and rivals including Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday as the opposition leader intensifies efforts to lift a constitutional bar against her running for the presidency.
The long-awaited talks in the capital Naypyidaw, which follow a similar meeting of key political figures in October, come as the country braces for elections seen as a key test of reforms in the former junta-run nation.
The President's office director Zaw Htay said the discussion would likely include maintaining order around the elections, slated for November, as well as details of a landmark draft ceasefire deal agreed with multiple ethnic armed groups last week.
"There could be disagreement, it's impossible to be of one mind. But the more meetings there are, the more the talks can find common ground to benefit the people," he told AFP, adding that the army chief was expected to attend the meeting.
Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) confirmed she would attend the meeting but gave no other information about the talks, which are expected to begin at around 3:00 pm (0830 GMT).
"She will attend. But I don't know details like what she might discuss, or her priorities," NLD lawmaker Win Myint told AFP.
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