At the ASEAN summit in October, Burma's prime minister indicated they could lift some restrictions against the detained Nobel prize winner and allow her to play a role in the country's political reconciliation if she behaves.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Foreign Secretary Miliband says for Britain,the new government in Kabul must be credible and it must have a clear view of Afghanistan's future regarding its security, its ability to achieve political reconciliation and its ability to build its economy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"Without the release of Aung San Suu Kyi there will be no inclusive political process, and there will be no peaceful transition and no reconciliation and also no lasting peace and democracy in Burma,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

"I think the problems we see here and there should be seen in the broader political context, and the fundamental solution to our problems,as they stand now, is opening the political space,and also in terms of reconciliation and amnesty."

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

"I believe that the resolution they have agreed upon is the first step of what has to be an ongoing reconciliation and compromising of political views that can stabilize civilian democracy and the rule of law, both of which are essential to the efforts that the Pakistanis themselves see as so critical - namely preventing extremism and violence from stalking the Pakistani peoples and the country,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.16