For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://facebook.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />And now we go to Burma, where U.S. Senator John McCain met with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday. McCain was in the country on a two-day visit to show his support for democracy.<br /><br />United States Senator John McCain says he's committed to supporting democracy in Burma.<br /><br />McCain made the pledge at a meeting on Thursday with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.<br /><br />McCain met with the Burma opposition leader in the city of Yangon to discuss the current political situation and show support for democracy.<br /><br />Suu Kyi says she is satisfied with the meeting as Senator McCain is an important and influential U.S. politician and wants to help push Burma towards democracy.<br /><br />[Aung San Suu Kyi]:<br />"He said he will help and give support for an urgent need for democracy in Myanmar."<br /><br />Earlier in the day, McCain visited an AIDS Hospice. The facility is run by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy -- or NLD -- party on the eastern outskirts of Yangon.<br /><br />The AIDS hospice manager, says McCain's visit helped the patients.<br /><br />[Ma Phyu Phyu Thin]:<br />"Senator McCain came to see them and said he would do all he can to help the hospice. It really benefits the patients. We are very happy about this."<br /><br />On Wednesday McCain met with Burma government officials to try to engage with the new military-backed government.<br /><br />McCain said earlier in Bangkok that he wants to see the country moving towards real democracy. He also urged the government to release around 2,000 political prisoners.
