President Zardari confers Benazir democracy award on Aung San Suu Kyi

President Zardari confers Benazir democracy award on Aung San Suu Kyi

Yangon: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on his official visit to the Union of Myanmar, today conferred ‘Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy’ on Nobel laureate and the icon of political struggle
for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi.

The president, arriving here yesterday, flew all the way from Naypyidaw to Yangon, only to meet the head of National League for Democracy.

While presenting the award at the investiture ceremony, the President of Pakistan paid tribute to Suu Kyi whose 22-year long struggle for democracy is exemplary in the world, especially the third world countries.

During his visit, President Zardari was also accompanied by his children, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar and Aseefa.

Acknowledging Suu Kyi’s long firm struggle against tarnishing dictatorial regimes, Zardari said that people of Pakistan held Suu Kyi in high esteem.

Suu Kyi was conferred upon the Nobel Peace prize back in 1991 and the seasoned politician is known worldwide for her sustained decade long struggle for the restoration of democracy in her homeland.

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