Suu Kyi greets crowds in Norway
- 12 years ago
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was given a hero's welcome on Sunday, as she visited a Burmese community in Norway.
Hundreds in the fjord town of Bergen turned out to greet the pro-democracy campaigner, who is visiting Europe for the first time since 1988.
Suu Kyi, who spent two decades under house arrest, attended an open-air concert after meeting members of a human rights group.
The Rafto Foundation awarded Suu Kyi its highest prize in the early 90s for her peaceful struggle against Myanmar's military junta.
SOUNDBITE: OPPOSITION LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI SAYING (English):
"When did the journey began, that brought me here to Bergen today? Not just in 1991, when I received the Rafto Price for Peace. It began a long time ago when human beings wanted to fight for human rights."
Suu Kyi has been enjoying rare freedom as her home country undergoes significant reform.
She's due to fly to Dublin on Monday, accompanied by U2 front man Bono.
Sarah Charlton, Reuters.
Hundreds in the fjord town of Bergen turned out to greet the pro-democracy campaigner, who is visiting Europe for the first time since 1988.
Suu Kyi, who spent two decades under house arrest, attended an open-air concert after meeting members of a human rights group.
The Rafto Foundation awarded Suu Kyi its highest prize in the early 90s for her peaceful struggle against Myanmar's military junta.
SOUNDBITE: OPPOSITION LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI SAYING (English):
"When did the journey began, that brought me here to Bergen today? Not just in 1991, when I received the Rafto Price for Peace. It began a long time ago when human beings wanted to fight for human rights."
Suu Kyi has been enjoying rare freedom as her home country undergoes significant reform.
She's due to fly to Dublin on Monday, accompanied by U2 front man Bono.
Sarah Charlton, Reuters.