U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) at the Istana presidential residence in Singapore July 2, 2009. Ban begins a high-risk trip to Myanmar on Friday, where he will press the military junta to release all their political prisoners and prepare for credible elections next year. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 31 months ago

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) at the Istana presidential residence in Singapore July 2, 2009. Ban begins a high-risk trip to Myanmar on Friday, where he will press the military junta to release all their political prisoners and prepare for credible elections next year.

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