缅甸长期民主象征，也是反对派领袖昂山素季星期二将启程前往泰国，这是她24年来第一次出国。
不久前，昂山素季当选缅甸议会议员。在以往22年期间，昂山素季由于对几十年治理缅甸实行压制政策的军事领导发出挑战，而遭受拘禁长达15年。
昂山素季将于星期二抵达泰国首都曼谷。预计，昂山素季将会晤泰国总理英拉?西那瓦。此外，昂山素季将在本星期晚些时候举行的世界经济论坛东亚问题会议上发表演讲。
很多人将昂山素季此次出国视为缅甸民主改革进程中一个具有里程碑意义的事件。
Burma's long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi departs for Thailand Tuesday for her first international trip in 24 years.
The newly elected parliamentarian had spent 15 of the past 22 years in detention for challenging the oppressive military leadership that ruled Burma for decades.
She will arrive in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on Tuesday, where she is expected to meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The Burmese opposition leader will also address the World Economic Forum on East Asia later this week.
Her trip is seen by many as a landmark moment in Burma's political reform process.
