Early Day Motion·EDM 131
AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND VISIT TO PARLIAMENT 21 JUNE 2012
23 May 201244 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Valerie Vaz
Labour — Walsall and Bloxwich
Motion Text
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.