Australian PM meets Aung San Suu Kyi
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who is in Nay Pyi Taw to attend the 25thAsean Summit and its related meetings, paid a call on Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) on November 12 at the Rule of Law and Tranquility
NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi is a chairperson of that committee in the Lower House of Parliament.
US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon on November 14. It is expected that the meetings will focus on Myanmar's political and economic reforms, the 2015 elections and bilateral relations.
In a press conference held on November 5, Aung San Suu Kyi said that the reform process has ‘stalled’ and cautioned the US against being overly optimistic about Myanmar’s democratisation. Observers say the reform process began stalling early last year.
"In fact, I would like to challenge those who talk so much about the reform process – what significant reform steps have been taken within the last two years?” she said at the press event.
US President Barack Obama met President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi during his tour to Myanmar in November 2012.
It is reported that other leaders who are attending the Asean Summit and its related meetings are likely to meet Aung San Suu Kyi.
“UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet Aung San Suu Kyi at the parliamenton November 13. Other leaders will pay calls on Aung San Suu Kyi as well,” said Zeyar Thaw, a lower-house MP.
Although reforms have stalled, some features of Myanmar’s transition remain intact. Since the current government took over, world leaders have always been able to meet both President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition, whenever they visit the country.
