Taipei: Taiwan's main opposition party said
today its top officials paid a rare visit to Myanmar democracy
icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who praised the role of women in the
island's politics.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which favours the
island's independence from China, said a delegation of top
female party officials met Suu Kyi in Yangon yesterday.
Suu Kyi sent blessings to the party's chairwoman and
presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, according to a DPP
statement.
"Suu Kyi is very glad to see Taiwanese women's outstanding
performance in politics and she sends her utmost encouragement
and blessing to Tsai and other DPP female politicians," the
statement said.
Tsai is challenging the incumbent Ma Ying-jeou to become
Taiwan's first woman president in January 2012 elections.
Myanmar, like most countries, officially recognises China
over Taiwan.
Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was released from
seven straight years of detention in November just days after
a controversial election.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 21:14