Burmese democracy champion and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit
- France in late June (26 to 29), accepting an invitation from President François Hollande.
- The Nobel Laureate will also visit Oslo to finally accept her Nobel Peace Prize,
- Geneva,
- She also intends to travel to Britain, where she lived for years with her family, and will address parliament in London.
"This visit will provide an opportunity to pay homage to her fight for democracy and human rights and to reaffirm France's desire to continue to support the political transition" in Myanmar, said in a statement the French presidency.
Her Thai visit, the first time she had ventured abroad since she was thrust into the spotlight during protests against the generals in 1988, comes amid sweeping reforms by a new regime in Myanmar that include her election to parliament in April by-elections.