US presses Myanmar leader Suu Kyi for inclusive election

Supporters of the NLD party take part in an election campaign rally with a cut-out portrait of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on the outskirts of Yangon on Oct 25, 2020. - AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States on Tuesday (Oct 27) urged Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to promote an inclusive election and renewed its concern over the marginalisation of the Rohingya minority.

In a telephone call to Suu Kyi, State Department number three David Hale voiced support for democracy in Myanmar and called for a "credible, transparent and inclusive national election" on Nov 8.