United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offers prayers for change during a landmark trip to Myanmar to encourage its government to carry out more democratic reforms.<br/> <br />Ban dropped by the mausoleum in Yangon.<br/> <br />Ban's trip is his first since a reformist, quasi-civilian government took office a year ago, ending five decades of authoritarian military rule and frosty ties with the international community.<br/> <br />Citizens welcome the visit.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Burmese) 60-YEAR-OLD YANGON RESIDENT WHO DECLINED TO GIVE HIS NAME, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The fact that Ban came to greet the people is wonderful. How can I put it? It's as though he was one of us,"<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Burmese) 17-YEAR-OLD LAW STUDENT, YE MIN HTET SAYING:<br/> <br />"He's here now so I think something will change, but I don't know what,"<br/> <br />The government, which is still led by remnants of the former junta, has stunned the outside world with economic reforms and unprecedented engagement with the West, and the political opposition.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
