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.

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.

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

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)