UN head expected to meet Myanmar junta leader

The U.N. Secretary-General will meet the head of Myanmar's ruling junta during a visit this week to discuss assistance for cyclone victims.

U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes says Ban Ki-moon is supposed to visit Myanmar on Thursday for talks and an inspection of the devastated area.

On Sunday, he is supposed to attend a meeting of aid donors in Yangon.

Holmes was in Myanmar on Tuesday to persuade its government to allow more international assistance into the Southeast Asian country for victims of the May 2-3 cyclone.

At least 1.7 million survivors of the storm are in desperate need of aid, including food, clean water and shelter.