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Page last updated at 09:03 GMT, Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Mitchell: 'Cautious optimism' over Burma

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A year after the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Britain's International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell is beginning a three-day visit to Burma.

Mr Mitchell explains why he thinks it is the right time for the visit and Zarni, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics from Burma talks about how serious the Burmeese government are about reforms.

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