U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, walks with Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, left, at the Istana, or Presidential Palace, Thursday July 2, 2009 in Singapore. Ban is in the city-state for a two-day visit en route to Yangon _ Myanmar's commercial capital _ the same day Suu Kyi's trial resumes. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, walks with Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, left, at the Istana, or Presidential Palace, Thursday July 2, 2009 in Singapore. Ban is in the city-state for a two-day visit en route to Yangon _ Myanmar's commercial capital _ the same day Suu Kyi's trial resumes.

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