SINGAPORE, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- National reconciliation and peace is unavoidably important for Myanmar, it is not a matter of choice, said Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday during her three-day visit in Singapore.
This is Suu Kyi's first official visit to the city state since her appointment in March 2016. She made the above remarks at International Enterprise Singapore Global Conversations, an engagement session with business leaders organized by IE Singapore, a governmental trade promoting agency.
In her 10-minute speech, Suu Kyi noted that peace and prosperity cannot be separated, especially at this stage for Myanmar.
"We do not want our country to be unstable, but we have had a long history of disunity within our nation. National reconciliation and peace is unavoidably important for us. It's not a matter of choice," she said.
"we have to achieve peace and national reconciliation so that our country can be able to progress."
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