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Myanmar opposition leader hopes Clinton will push reforms
Nov 30, 2011, 16:20 GMT
Washington - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday that she hoped a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would open the door to further political reforms and more engagement between the two countries.
'I hope that Secretary Clinton's visit will open the way towards a better relationship,' she told the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington via Skype.
'I think she will be able to discuss some of the very important issues with the government and that they will be able to come to some kind of understanding that will encourage the reforms to go further.'
Clinton arrived in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw Wednesday for a historic visit to the once-pariah state. She is the first secretary of state to visit Myanmar, previously known as Burma, in 50 years.
Suu Kyi said she hopes Clinton's visit will encourage the government to move forward with political reforms ahead of a parliamentary election set for next year.
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