Tour of Asia

The Prime Minister has been visiting Japan and South East Asia. Look back at some of the key events below:

  1. Aung San Suu Kyi has made a historic visit to Britain where she visited her alma mater Oxford University, met the Prime Minister at Downing Street and spoke to assembled parliamentarians in the Great Hall in the Houses of Parliament.
  2. PM to Aung San Suu Kyi: In a world beset by difficulties, your example of courage and determination has shone through. http://pic.twitter.com/4E9PcBua
  3. The Prime Minister has become the first UK Prime Minister to visit Burma in more than 60 years.
  4. The PM has met pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, Burma
  5. The Prime Minister and Aung San Suu Kyi held a press conference from her home in Rangoon.
  6. The PM meets Burmese President Thein Sein in the capital Naypyida.
  7. Great pre-visit blog by UK Ambassador Andy Heyn on Cameron's upcoming visit to #Burma #CameronSEAsia ow.ly/afFqr
  8. The PM meets students at the University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus in Kuala Lumpur today where he held a Q&A with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
  9. UK to double bilateral trade, step up education partnership, doubling number of Chevening scholarships #CameronSEAsia
  10. PM David Cameron: I want to put right the era of Benign Neglect. Britain is back! This is a start of a fresh relationship #CameronSEAsia
  11. The Prime Minister is greeted by his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak.
  12. Students at Al Azhar University in Jakarta Tweeted during the PM's speech using #CameronSEAsia
  13. Did you know? 30 fascinating facts from #UKTI about doing business in Asia bit.ly/I3VQdP
  14. An earthquake with an magnitude of 8.7 struck under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province during David Cameron's visit. 

    Speaking at a joint press conference with the Indonesian President in Jakarta, the Prime Minister said Britain "stood ready" to help in any way necessary.

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