Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters during a news conference at the National League for Democracy party head office in Yangon November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON, November 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military turned down a dinner invitation from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, lawmakers said on Thursday, after the Nobel laureate sought a meeting to build ties ahead of a proposed summit on changing the constitution.
Suu Kyi is barred from becoming president under the existing constitution, which cannot be changed without the support of at least one military lawmaker. The military holds 25 percent of the seats in parliament, an effective veto over constitutional amendments which need more than 75 percent support from lawmakers.
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