Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday she wants to forge a better relationship with the military establishment to win its cooperation to reform the country's controversial constitution.
In a lecture to students at the University of Tokyo, the 67-year-old head of the National League for Democracy also called for a free and fair electoral system to be established in her fast-changing country, saying that elections are "the beginning of democracy."
Suu Kyi said amending the constitution needs approval from more than 75 percent of the 664-member national Parliament, which is dominated by President Thein Sein's political party and the military.