ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Myanmar politician and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi became an honorary citizen of a town on the other side of the world on Thursday when she was handed citizenship of Paris at a ceremony in the French capital.<br/> <br />Suu Kyi was visiting France towards the end of her 17-day tour of Europe which has taken her to Switzerland, Ireland and the UK.<br/> <br />Addressing the crowd in French, the Nobel laureate spoke of her pride and happiness at being awarded the honor.<br/> <br />Suu Kyi, who has become a symbol of non-violent protest, described the people of Paris as "friends".<br/> <br />On Tuesday, the 67 year-old campaigner who spent almost two decades under house arrest in Myanmar before her release in late 2010, met French President Francois Hollande.<br/> <br />At a news conference, she spoke of her admiration for France as the country of Victor Hugo and onion soup.
