Members of Burma's opposition National League for Democracy have met with staff members of a key U.S. congressional committee.
TheAmerican officials arrived in Rangoon on Friday. They work for theForeign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Themeeting comes nearly two weeks after U.S. Senator Jim Webb arranged therelease of an American man detained for illegally visiting Burmeseopposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. John Yettaw had been sentenced toseven years in prison after swimming uninvited to the Nobel laureate'slakeside home back in May.
Burmese authorities say Yettaw'svisit violated Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest. The same court thatconvicted Yettaw also extended her detention by 18 months.
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the last 20 years in some form of detention.
TheU.S. embassy in Rangoon says the committee staffers are visiting Burmaas part of a regional tour to assess U.S. public diplomacy andassistance programs.