Video: Aung San Suu Kyi: 'Burma needs Britain's help' Aung San Suu Kyi appealed to Britain today "as friend and an equal" to support the people of Burma in their drive for democracy. Delivering a historic address to a joint session of both Houses of Parliament, the Nobel peace laureate said she was seeking practical help to address the problems still besetting her country. In particular, she said she hoped the UK could help rebuild the education system while providing new investment for the future. "I am here in part to ask for practical help, help as a friend and an equal, in support of the reforms which can bring better lives, greater opportunities, to the people of Burma who have been for so long deprived of their rights and their place in the world," she said. My country today stands at the start of a journey towards, I hope, a better future. So many hills remain to be climbed, chasms to be bridged, obstacles to be breached. Our own determination can get us so far. The support of the people of Britain and of peoples around the world can get us so much further.