Suu Kyi 'touched' by huge support

14 November 2010 Last updated at 15:06Help

In her first interview since being released, the Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the BBC that she plans to listen to what the people of Burma want before taking her next steps.

BBC correspondent Alastair Leithead asked her how she felt about the huge reception she received on her release from house arrest.

Suu Kyi addresses supporters
14 November 2010 Last updated at 07:25Help

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has addressed a large crowd of supporters in Rangoon, a day after her release from house arrest.

She told them not to give up hope - and says she has no ill feeling towards those who detained her. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.

BBC correspondent Alastair Leithead monitored events from Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.

Aung San Suu Kyi's talks exclusively to the BBC
14 November 2010 Last updated at 13:03Help

In her first interview since being released, the Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the BBC's Alastair Leithead that she plans to listen to what the people of Burma want before taking her next steps.

She has already spoken to supporters and journalists at her party headquarters in Rangoon, saying she'll talk to Western nations about lifting sanctions if that's what the Burmese people want.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.

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