**Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed by ruling generals to meet top Western diplomats.**Analysts say the talks in Rangoon are believed to be about recent shifts in the West’s approach to trying to bring about change in Burma.
The diplomats are reported to be ambassadors from the United States, Australia and Britain.
The US has said it will pursue dialogue with the regime as well as maintaining sanctions against it.
Sanctions debate
Last month, Ms Suu Kyi sent a letter to junta leader Senior General Than Shwe saying she was ready to cooperate with the government to have sanctions lifted and sought permission to meet Western diplomats to discuss the issue.
On Saturday, she met a member of the country’s ruling military government for the first time since early 2008.
Ms Suu Kyi is under renewed house arrest in Rangoon, after a court rejected her appeal against an additional 18 month sentence.
Reports suggest she has softened her views on sanctions in recent times, concluding that they are adversely affecting the lives of ordinary Burmese.
Recently, a senior US official confirmed he had met a Burmese government minister in New York - the first such contact in more than 10 years.
That came after the US announced a new policy on Burma, which consists of a mix of sanctions and dialogue.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won Burma’s last elections in 1990 but was never allowed to take power.
Observers believe Burma’s military authorities want to keep the pro-democracy leader in detention until after polls scheduled for next year.