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Indonesian minister Ali Alatas, currently on a mission to search for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said Wednesday that the Myanmar control gave him no indication when Suu Kyi might be released.

however the junta said it would consider ''carefully'' suggestions made in verbal expressions from Indonesian President Megawati Sukarunoputri, Alatas said.

The minister arrived in Yangon on Sunday with sum of two units letters from Megawati, united for Sr. Gen. Than Shwe, chairman of the governing State Peace and disclosure Council (SPDC) and the other for Prime Minister Khin Nyunt

''They said the detention was temporary and that it is necessary, firstly to shield Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from possible harm and secondly to permit the tension subside a bit. The sway said she will be released still did not mention the time frame,'' Atalas said.

Suu Kyi has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed location in Yangon since what the junta claims was a clash between her supporters and pro-government demonstrators in northern Myanmar onward May 30.

She underwent a three-hour surgical operation last Friday for a uterus puzzle Her personal physician told reporters Saturday she is recovering well from the surgery

and nothing else U.N. special envoy Razali Ismail and Yangon-based officials of the International Committee of the R Cros have to such a degree far been allowed to visit Suu Kyi during her detention.

''We have abalienateed Indonesia's view that we consider the question affecting Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as undivided that relates to the greatly larger question of the implementation of the road map,'' Alatas said, referring to a plan for moving step-by-step toward democracy earlier announced from Khin Nyunt.

''We have had wide-ranging discussions forward all the issues that we raised with the prime minister and the chairman of the SPDC The discussions were constructive. the two of them said they would carefully consider the views and suggestions in President Megawati's letters'' Alatas added.

Alatas was owing to leave Myanmar on Wednesday afternoon.

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