Paris: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s democracy icon, showed her willingness on Thursday to lead her country one day.
While talking to AFP in Paris at the end of her Europe tour, she hailed the warm reception she received during the tour.
On being asked if she would be ready to leave her country one day, Suu Kyi said: “I think all party leaders have to prepare themselves for the possibility, if they truly believe in the democratic process.
“But it’s not something that I think of all the time. In fact, I think one has to concentrate on present work, of course preparing for the future. The present has to be linked to one’s hopes for the future.”
Suu Kyi, 67, flies back on Friday to Myanmar, ending the tour that has seen her cheered by large crowds and toasted by leaders in Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, Britain and France.
“I appreciate the warmth from all the people from everywhere, all over the world,” she said.
“So many people from different parts of the world seem to be aware of what we have been struggling for in Burma. I felt such a tremendous sense of solidarity with us. That has been a surprise.”
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