Canada has invited Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to visit and accept honorary citizenship there. The invitation was extended by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who voiced hope that Suu Kyi would come to Canada at an appropriate time but recognised that she was now focused on work inside her country. The Canadian Parliament in 2007 named Suu Kyi an honorary citizen, a title for foreigners bestowed only on four others- Swedish activist Raoul Wallenberg, South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela, Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Aga Khan, leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims.
News On AIR | December 28, 2010 11:10 AM
Canada invites Suu Kyi to visit and accept honorary citizenship