Aung San Suu Kyi Calls on Student Protestors to Negotiate with Myanmar Government

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"Myanmar?s Aung San Suu Kyi urged student protesters on Tuesday to hold talks with the government about their opposition to the country?s controversial education bill, while stressing the need for the legislation to be passed as soon as possible. The chairperson of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party urged the students, who are marching 638 kilometers (400 miles) from central Myanmar?s Mandalay city to the commercial capital Yangon in protest against the National Education Bill, to hold discussions and negotiate with the government. ?Whether it is in this country or in any country, the best method to resolve problems is to discuss and negotiate,” she said in response to a question from the media about the student protest, as she was arriving at parliament for a meeting..."

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Radio Free Asia (RFA)

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2015-01-27

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2015-03-05

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