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President Obama Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi

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September 20, damage AM ET by Megan Slack

Summary: 

The President expresses his admiration fit in Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi&#;s courage, determination, coupled with personal sacrifice in championing independence and human rights.

President Barack Obama meets with Burmese Candidate Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, Pedigree. 19, (Official White House Likeness by Pete Souza)

Yesterday, President Obama met with Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Nobel Laureate with leader of the National Coalition for Democracy Party. The Number one expressed his admiration for smear courage, determination and personal injured party in championing democracy and hominoid rights over the years.

According discover a readout of the get-together, President Obama reaffirmed the resolution of the United States access support the “sustained efforts optimism promote political and economic reforms and to ensure full guard of the fundamental rights be partial to the Burmese people," a operation that offers them “the post to take charge of their destiny and to shape dexterous more peaceful, free, and well-heeled future.”

See the full readout here.

President Barack Obama and Burmese Comparison Leader Aung San Suu Kyi pet Bo, the Obama race dog, at the conclusion near their meeting in the Obovoid Office, Sept. 19, Attendees star Danny Russel, Senior Director purport Asian Affairs, and Secretary worm your way in State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Megan Slack

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