Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi called for the rule of law, an end to ethnic conflict and strong democratic institutions in Myanmar as she began a historic first trip to Europe after decades of house arrest.
"Am I overly ambitious?" she asked, then smiled. "Well, perhaps. I am ambitious."
The audience erupted in laughter and cheers as she declared that she was speaking not as a representative of govenment, then grinned and added: "Not yet, anyway."
Suu Kyi compared her home country to South American countries that have moved from dictatorship to democracy as she began the speech.
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I wish her all the luck in the world.
If Myanmar has politi tians in place like we do here, she can call for whatever she wants; she'll have a heck of a time getting anything implemented...
Still, all the best to her, after the journey she's traveled to get where she is today.
@banasy Ditto.
Humor the best medicine to help recovery in Myanmar.