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Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
US President Barack Obama staged a historic meeting with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he became the first American president to visit the nation. Here are some candid moments from Obama's landmark visit.
United States President Barack Obama has praised Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her 'courage and determination', during a historic visit to the once repressive country.
"Here, through so many difficult years, is where she has displayed such unbreakable courage and determination," Obama said while standing side by side with his fellow Nobel peace laureate. "It is here where she showed that human freedom and human dignity cannot be denied," he said.
According to CNN, Obama 's remarks came as he met with Suu Kyi at her home in Myanmar on Monday.
Obama said that his visit to the lakeside villa where the pro-democracy icon spent years under house arrest marked a new chapter between the two countries.
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Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
US President Barack Obama and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi kiss after their meeting at her residence in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama kisses Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after he met the Nobel Prize winner at her home.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama kisses Aung San Suu Kyi following joint remarks at her residence in Yangon.
Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Myanmar on Monday, trying during a whirlwind six-hour trip to strike a balance between praising the government's progress in shaking off military rule and pressing for more reform.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama and Suu Kyi pose for photograhphers after their meet in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi walk together during their meeting at her home in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Crowds line a street outside the home of Suu Kyi as Obama arrives to meet her in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Suu Kyi embrace during their meeting at Suu Kyi's home in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama and Suu Kyi shake hands during their meeting at her residence.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama places a floral offering at a shrine during his visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama waves to the press during his meeting with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
A girl presents Obama with a bouquet of flowers upon his arrival at Yangon International Airport.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Mugs and flags are displayed in a shop showing Obama and Suu Ky in Yangon.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Burmese people walk by a graffiti depicting Obama in the capital city.
Fond moments: When Obama met Suu Kyi during Myanmar trip
Obama and Clinton wave upon arriving at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar.
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