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David Cameron arrives in Burma for historic trip

David Cameron has become the first British prime minister to visit Burma after arriving in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.

(BBC NEWS) London – He met President Thein Sein and is holding discussions with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon.

Speaking on arrival, Mr Cameron said the government had to demonstrate that moves to democracy were “irreversible”.

He is the first Western leader to visit Burma since Ms Suu Kyi’s success in a series of parliamentary by-elections.

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