Suu Kyi seeks support for democracy in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi

DAVOS, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Myanmar pro-democracy  leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on world leaders and top  executives meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos yesterday to  promote democracy and economic growth in her country.

“I would like to appeal to all those present … to promote  national reconciliation, genuine democratisation, human  development and economic growth in Burma,” the Nobel laureate  said in a pre-recorded address to the World Economic Forum.

Earlier on Friday, a special appeals court rejected a move  by Suu Kyi, whose 1990 election victory was ignored by the  military junta, to have her political party reinstated after it