UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has made another plea to the head of Burma’s government, Snr-Gen Than Shwe, to release National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.

The message, delivered by UN Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari during his meeting with the junta leader in Naypyidaw on Saturday, also “urged a government security review, which should lead to the release of other detained persons,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York.

There are currently more than 1,100 political prisoners detained in Burmese jails.

Annan also stressed in the letter that the international community expects “concrete actions” by the Burmese government following Gambari’s four-day trip to Burma last week.

The Irrawaddy understands that the junta was receptive on the issue of Aung San Suu Kyi’s situation during discussions with Gambari on Saturday. The government has in the past, though, ignored UN calls for the release of the Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Following Gambari’s first visit to Burma in May, Annan appealed to Than Shwe “to do the right thing” by releasing Aung San Suu Kyi, but a day later, a representative of the authorities visited the NLD leader’s lakeside home in Rangoon with the news that her detention would be extended for a further 12 months.

Afterwards, Dujarric said on behalf of Annan that the Burmese government had “missed a significant opportunity to confirm…its expressed commitment to move toward true national reconciliation and all-inclusive democracy, as well as improved relations with the international community.”