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Aung San Suu Kyi first trip out of Burma in 24 years | Aung San Suu Kyi first trip out of Burma in 24 years |
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Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Thailand on her first trip outside Burma in more than two decades. | |
She is attending the World Economic Forum on East Asia. | |
For the past two decades she has been either under house arrest or afraid that if she left Burma she would not be allowed to go back. | |
But recent reforms led to her election to parliament last month and she is confident she will be able to return. | |
The pro-democracy leader was given a passport in early May. | The pro-democracy leader was given a passport in early May. |
As she left the airport in Rangoon she told the AFP news agency the trip was "part of my job. I'm going to stay for four or five days... I will visit one refugee camp". | As she left the airport in Rangoon she told the AFP news agency the trip was "part of my job. I'm going to stay for four or five days... I will visit one refugee camp". |
An estimated 130,000 Burmese refugees live in camps in Thailand having fled persecution at home. | An estimated 130,000 Burmese refugees live in camps in Thailand having fled persecution at home. |
After her trip to Thailand she plans to return to Burma before travelling to Europe in June. | After her trip to Thailand she plans to return to Burma before travelling to Europe in June. |
She intends to go to Norway to formally accept the Nobel Peace Prize which she won in 1991, and will also visit the UK where she has family. | She intends to go to Norway to formally accept the Nobel Peace Prize which she won in 1991, and will also visit the UK where she has family. |
It is also reported that she will go to Geneva, Paris and Ireland. | It is also reported that she will go to Geneva, Paris and Ireland. |
Before she caught her flight to Thailand, Aung San Suu Kyi met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was visiting Burma - the first Indian leader to do so since 1987. | Before she caught her flight to Thailand, Aung San Suu Kyi met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was visiting Burma - the first Indian leader to do so since 1987. |
He invited her to go to India to deliver a prestigious Nehru Memorial Lecture, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from Rangoon. | He invited her to go to India to deliver a prestigious Nehru Memorial Lecture, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from Rangoon. |
During Mr Singh's visit the two countries signed a series of deals including a $500m (£319m) credit line. | During Mr Singh's visit the two countries signed a series of deals including a $500m (£319m) credit line. |
They also agreed on border area development, air services, cultural exchange and the establishment of a joint trade and investment forum. | They also agreed on border area development, air services, cultural exchange and the establishment of a joint trade and investment forum. |
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