Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be able to meet allies from her own party for the first time in three years, officials say.
Ms Suu Kyi will meet executives of her National League for Democracy along with a government minister on Friday.
The announcement came hours after UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari concluded a visit which took place in the wake of a series of anti-government protests.
Ms Suu Kyi's party won polls in 1990 but was never allowed to take power.
'Substantive dialogue'
State media said Ms Suu Kyi would first meet Labour Minister Aung Kyi, who was appointed in October as a liaison official for the pro-democracy leader.
She has already met him once.
After that "arrangements have been made to meet with the NLD central executive committee on the same day," state television said.
Ms Suu Kyi's last meeting with her party members was in May 2004.
The NLD confirmed it had an invitation to meet Ms Suu Kyi.
The UN said Mr Gambari's visit had opened a path to "substantive dialogue" between the ruling junta and Ms Suu Kyi had been opened.
This was Mr Gambari's second visit since the military violently suppressed anti-government protests in September.
Burma's ruling generals are under huge pressure to make definite democratic changes in the wake of the crackdown.
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