Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi congratulated Yingluck Shinawatra, who is set to become Thailand’s first female prime minister after her Pheu Thai Party won a sweeping election victory on July 3, and called on her to support Burma issues and help Burmese refugees who are currently staying in Thailand.
Suu Kyi requested that Yingluck’s new government show mercy for the Burmese refugees who have fled their homes to Thailand due to armed conflicts, some of whom have been in Thailand for more than two decades.
She also said she hopes for a better bilateral relationship between Burma and Thailand under the leadership of Yingluck, who is the youngest sister of Thailand's fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
In addition, Suu Kyi highlighted the facts that Yingluck is a female politician and was elected by the democratic method.
Suu Kyi made her statements when meeting with reporters in Pagan, an ancient city in Burma. She left her hotel at 8 a.m. this morning and visited several temples and tourist sites in Pagan with her son Kim Aris. This is her first trip outside Rangoon since her release from house arrest in November 2010.
Suu Kyi also plans to meet supporters outside of Naypyidaw, Burma’s capital, although the state-controlled media last week warned her against political trips, saying they could cause chaos.
On Tuesday morning, Suu Kyi was greeted by dozens of supporters while touring Pagan.
“I’m very happy when I see Aunt (Suu Kyi). I wanted to cry due to happiness. We haven’t seen her for a long time. We love her and wish her to be healthy,” said a street vendor near a temple where she visited.
Suu Kyi took a flight from Rangoon to Pagan on Monday, and will spend four days in the ancient city. Upon her arrival at Pagan airport, she was greeted by her son, her pet dog and a host of reporters and plainclothes security police. She will take a flight back to Rangoon on Friday.
In May 2003, Suu Kyi narrowly escaped an attack launched by thugs backed by the former military junta when she traveled to Sagaing Division in central Burma. The attack took place in Kyee Village, on the outskirts of Depayin Township. After the attack, Suu Kyi was arrested and placed under house arrest, where she remained until her release in 2010.
The Irrawaddy’s correspondents in Pagan also contributed into this story.
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