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YANGON (Reuters) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed on Friday renewed U.S. engagement with Myanmar, saying she hoped it would set her long-isolated country on the road to democracy.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a final meeting with Suu Kyi as she wrapped up a landmark visit to Myanmar which saw the new civilian government pledge to forge ahead with political reforms and re-engage with the world community.
Clinton and Suu Kyi – the Nobel laureate who has come to symbolize the pro-democracy aspirations of Myanmar’s people – held a private dinner on Thursday and met again on Friday at Suu Kyi’s lakeside home, effectively her prison until she was released in November last year after years in detention.
“If we go forward together I’m confident there will be no turning back from the road to democracy. We are not on that road yet but we hope to get there as soon as possible with our friends,” Suu Kyi said.
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