Activist: Burmese military rulers not serious about reform

The military rulers of Burma, who call their country Myanmar, and Burmese Nobel peace laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to cooperate to bring stability and economic development to the country. That’s according to a statement issued after a meeting on Friday between Suu Kyi and the country’s Labour Minister on Friday. Mark Farmaner of the Burma Campaign UK told us Burma’s military rulers are concerned to create the appearance of embracing dialogue with the opposition. "This is window dressing," said Farmaner, adding that real reform elements within the ruling party are few and far between. Later this week, Suu Kyi plans to make her first political foray into the countryside since her release from seven years of house arrest last November. Listen