Suu Kyi to meet PM today

November 14, 2012 11:21

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday on a six-day visit during which she will meet India's leaders as well as friends from her school and college days in Delhi.An icon of the pro-democracy movement in her country, Nobel laureate Suu Kyi flashed a traditional "namaste" after stepping out of the aircraft that brought her from Yangon.This will be Suu Kyi's first visit to India in nearly 40 years, according to newsmagazine Irrawaddy.

On Tuesday, Suu Kyi spent the day mostly resting and enjoying the colourful festival of Diwali. She will be meeting PM Manmohan Singh today. Read more

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