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	April 9, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate After election, Myanmar looks to wind down Karen insurgency As part of its efforts to open to the wider world, the government of Myanmar is looking to end a long-running insurgency with members of the indigenous Karen National Union. Karen leaders met with President Thein Sein as well as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was recently elected to Parliament. 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The 61-year-old cuts a maternal figure that presents a stark contrast to her professorial predecessor, who styled himself the 'Economist in Chief.' " UN Dispatch UN-brokered Syria cease-fire appears set to fail A last-minute demand by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared likely to scuttle Tuesday's cease-fire deadline under a UN peace plan, as Damascus on Sunday said it would not pull back its forces unless rebel fighters supplied additional written commitments. The Free Syrian Army rejected demands that they surrender their weapons, and that countries supporting them pledge to stop, while Foreign Minister Walid Muallem traveled to Russia for talks. Additionally, it was reported that Syrian forces had fired across the Turkish border. 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