Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British Parliament

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with British Foreign Secretary William Hague as she arrives for a meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, looks up as she arrives in a procession at an award ceremony at Oxford University, Oxford, England Wednesday, June 20, 2012. It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University. The leader of Myanmar?s opposition is being honored Wednesday at the university?s Encaenia ceremony, where it presents honorary degrees to distinguished people. Suu Kyi, who is making her first visits outside of her native country in 24 years, was awarded the honorary doctorate in civil law in 1993 but was unable to collect it as she was under house arrest in Myanmar. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for the photographers following an award ceremony at the Oxford University, Oxford, England, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University. In her speech, Suu Kyi praised the role Oxford played in helping her see humankind at its best during her long years under house arrest in Myanmar. "The most important thing that I learned was respect for all of civilization," she said, wearing a traditional red gown. "In Oxford I learned to respect all that is best in human civilization. That helped me cope with something that was not quite the best." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

LONDON (AP) ? Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address lawmakers from both houses of the British Parliament Thursday, becoming one of the few non-heads of state to be given the honor.

Suu Kyi follows dignitaries including South African President Nelson Mandela, Pope Benedict XVI and U.S. President Barack Obama in giving a speech in Parliament's medieval Westminster Hall.

She also met with Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, and Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday.

At a joint press conference at Number 10 Downing Street, Cameron said he had invited Myanmar President Thein Stein to visit Britain later this year. The invitation is seen as recognition of serious reform efforts in Myanmar. Cameron visited Myanmar in April.

The prime minister said Britain wants to work with the governing regime in Myanmar and said the regime also wants reform.

"I do believe the president is sincere in wanting reform," he said.

Suu Kyi expressed support for the invitation. "We don't want to be shackled by the past," she said.

Cameron also said the British government plans to open an office in Myanmar and to encourage business investment there.

Suu Kyi, who spent many years under house arrest in Myanmar, is making her first overseas trip in 24 years. She has visited Switzerland, Norway and Ireland and is spending a week in Britain, where she studied and lived for many years.

Associated Press

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