Suu Kyi says India an inspiration, hails Indo-Myanmar ties

New Delhi

Suu Kyi, who led her National League for Democracy to wrest power from the military junta in a historic election earlier this year, said the new government wants to significantly deepen engagement and expand existing cooperation with India, asserting that the intention is to ‘depend on each other’. “In our struggle for democracy, we have been helped greatly by the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. The two leaders of Indian Independence movement have inspired with their vision and with their belief,” Suu Kyi said in her press statement in presence of PM Narendra Modi. Modi held extensive talks with her covering entire expanse of bilateral ties, signalling the importance she holds in Myanmar’s polity and government though she is the State Councillor and Foreign Minister. Describing her visit here as “happy and extremely fulfilling”, Suu Kyi said the visit has confirmed the ‘long-standing friendship and trust’ that exist between the two countries.