Aung San Suu Kyi And Visit To Parliament 21 June 2012

EDM number 131 in 2012-13, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 23/05/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, International politics and government and Parliament.

That this House welcomes Aung San Suu Kyi's election into Pyithu Hluttaw, the Lower House of the Burmese Parliament, as an indication of change in the country; congratulates the National League for Democracy on its success in the by-election; welcomes change in the Burmese government; notes that Burma still holds a considerable number of political prisoners, who should be released immediately; welcomes Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to speak to both Houses of Parliament on 21 June 2012; and calls on the Government to continue actively to promote the transition to free democratic government in Burma.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.