Myanmar's Suu Kyi returns from European tour
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned Saturday from a European tour where she was feted by world leaders and rock stars, but irked authorities at home by repeatedly referring to her country as Burma instead of Myanmar.
Suu Kyi, 67, arrived in Yangon from Paris where she had met French President Francois Hollande on the last leg of a European tour that had taken her to Switzerland, Norway, Britain and Ireland.
She attended a U2 concert In Ireland led by rock star Bono, who has been a staunch supporter of the 1991 Nobel peace laureate.
Suu Kyi and 42 other members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) won parliament seats in an April 1 election. She will travel to the capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday to take up her legislative duties.
For years, Suu Kyi was reluctant to travel abroad for fear that authorities might deny her permission to return.
The daughter of independence hero Aung San spent 15 years under house arrest between 1989 to 2010.//DPA
