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Suu Kyi to visit UK on first trip abroad in 24 years

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to visit Britain on her first trip abroad in 24 years in June.

Suu Kyi to visit UK on first trip abroad in 24 years

Thu, 19 Apr, 2012 - 01:00

Karin Laub

A spokesman for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy said she will also visit Norway.

She has previously told visiting Norwegian ministers that if she ever travels abroad, Norway would be her first destination.

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