NAY PYI TAW, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged her commitment to achieving lasting peace in the country in 2017, saying that the country's peace making efforts will meet with success in the year, Myanmar News Agency reported her as reporting Monday.
Speaking at the opening of the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) in Nay Pyi Taw Sunday, Suu Kyi said "From this building, we will face the challenge of bringing the country on the right path to the goal of peace and with the help of the people and our good friends in the world who have a genuine goodwill toward the country, we will strive for national reconciliation and peace in the country".
She highlighted the importance of giving rather than taking in making efforts, stressing the need to have honesty and openness in order to build trust which she said is the most important factor for achieving peace.
In retrospect, she said Myanmar had not achieved peace in nearly 70 years since its independence in 1948 due to anger and greed and success will come if the two evils are eliminated or dramatically decreased.
Suu Kyi called on all the people of the country to march with purity of mind toward national reconciliation and peace as from the new year day.
There has already been an NRPC in Yangon chaired by Suu Kyi.
