YANGON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi Saturday left for the United States on an official visit, according to official sources.
It is Suu Kyi's second visit to Washington nearly four years after the first one in 2012.
Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to meet U.S. President Barack Obama and will discuss issues on lifting sanctions on Myanmar, human rights and democratic transition.
Suu Kyi will also address the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, according to official announcement.
En-route to the United States, Aung San Suu Kyi will also visit Britain for meeting with Myanmar ambassadors accredited to countries in Europe and Middle East as well as high-level dignitaries of Britain.
