昂山素季尋求在美僑胞支持緬甸民主

Burma's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on the Burmese commUnity in the United States to support the democratic movement in their native land.

The Nobel Laureate on Thursday addressed her compatriots, including a group of Buddhist monks, at American University in Washington. She said:" In this day and age there are very, very few happy endings and very few success stories. So much seems to be happening that is disappointing, that is disillusioning all around the world. I want Burma to be the exception."

Earlier Thursday, Aung San Suu Kyi urged human-rights activists to continue their efforts aimed at ending the plight of political prisoners. She told members of the Amnesty International rights group and other supporters in Washington that hatred and fear often prompt officials to detain individuals with different viewpoints.

Burma's opposition leader spent 14 years in detention under Burma's former military rulers, and is on a 17-day U.S. visit that marks her first trip to America since being freed from house arrest in 2010.

Wednesday, she received the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony attended by the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and leading lawmakers in Washington. Afterwards she met privately with President Barack Obama at the White House.緬甸民主派領導人昂山素季呼籲美國的緬甸人社區支持緬甸民主運動。

這位諾貝爾獎獲得者星期四在華盛頓的美利堅大學對包括一批佛教僧侶在內的緬甸僑胞發表講話。她說：“在這個日子，這個時代，很少有快樂的結局，很少有成功的故事。令人失望的事似乎如此之多，在世界各地讓人理想破滅。但我要讓緬甸成爲例外。”

星期四早些時候，昂山素季敦促人權活動人士繼續努力，爭取結束政治犯的困境。她在華盛頓告訴人權團體大赦國際和其他支持者說，仇恨和恐懼，經常促使官員們拘押那些持不同觀點的人。

這位緬甸反對派領袖曾被前緬甸軍政府統治者拘禁了14年。這是她2010年獲得自由後首次訪問美國，這次訪問歷時17天。

昂山素季星期三得到了美國國會金質獎章，美國國務卿克林頓和國會要員參加了頒獎儀式。然後昂山素季在白宮會晤了奧巴馬總統。