Rais wa kwanza Marekani kutembelea Myanmar

  Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi speak to the media at her residence in Yangon

 

President Obama uses a traditional greeting to say hello to democratic activist Kyi

 

Kyi is a controversial character in her country as she opposes the military junta that controls the majority of the country but has been embraced by the international community

 

President Obama this morning staged a historic meeting with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he became the first American president to visit the controversial country.

The warm reception that he received from Suu Kyi, who made headlines for being under house arrest for two decades because of her push for democracy in the country, is diplomatically important as it sends a clear signal the America supports her cause.

Adding to the friendliness between the leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave the petite Kyi a giant hug, as the two have met a number of other times before. 

 

Suu Kyi was detained in the house, about 6 miles north of downtown Yangon, for two decades as she led opposition to Burma's military rulers.

 

Suu Kyi, the former opposition leader who endured decades of harassment and house arrest in her struggle for a free and democratic Burma, was hosting a meeting with Obama later Monday. 

 

Now a member of parliament, Suu Kyi lives in a gated residence with razor wire along the top of the compound walls.

 

Hillary Clinton gives Aung San Suu Kai a big hug after arriving with President Obama at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday

 

Obama kisses Suu Kyi as he visited the country to encourage dramatic political reforms

Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for two decades as she led opposition to Burma's military rulers

Suu Kyi was detained in the house, about 6 miles north of downtown Yangon, for two decades as she led opposition to Burma's military rulers.

 

 Daily Mail