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On assignment in Burma

SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson is in Burma, covering the beginning of the country's new political era since the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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He is following Foreign Minister Bob Carr's visit.

Thursday, June 7

Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced that Australia will lift its sanctions on Burma, after the military junta released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and held elections in which she won a seat in parliament.

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The minister meets Burmese officials. (Image by Brian Thomson, SBS)

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Here is the full address made by the minister with Suu Kyi.

Wednesday, June 6

Foreign Minister Bob Carr arrives in Burma and meets with recently-freed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the lakeside home that served as her prison for almost two decades.

He also toured the military-ruled country's old capital, Rangoon.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr is met by a press pack as he disembarks from a Royal Australian Air Force jet. (Image by Brian Thomson, SBS)

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