Myanmar opposition leader Dr. Aung San Suu Kyi arrived back Yangon Saturday morning from a 17-day historic tour to five European countries where she sought for political and economic support to back democratic transition in her country.

It was also a landmark trip of the 67-year-old Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and parliamentarian, to the continent more than a week after her first trip to neighboring Thailand in 24 years.

Suu Kyi left Yangon for the five-country tour -- Switzerland, Norway, Britain, Ireland and France -- on June 13, first arriving Switzerland where she delivered an address at a conference of the 185-member International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva.

Hours before Suu Kyi's arrival in Geneva, the ILO lifted more than a decade-old restrictions on Myanmar in recognition of its progress including a new law on trade unions and a pledge to end forced labor by 2015.

She then headed to Oslo, Norway where she collected her Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1991 when she was under house arrest by then military government.

Norway had lifted economic sanctions against Myanmar in April while keeping arms embargo in force.

After Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate proceeded to Dublin, Ireland where she picked up the prize "Ambassador of Conscience" awarded by the Amnesty International.

She proceeded to Britain's London at the invitation of Prime Minister David Cameron where she addressed both Houses of the British Parliament, appealing for practical help in completing Myanmar's journey towards democracy.

She continued her trip to Oxford and received an honorary doctorate from the Oxford University where she pursued university education in the 1970s.

Her final leg of trip to European countries was marked by that to France's Paris where she addressed the French parliament at the invitation of new President Francois Hollande who pledged France's support of "all actors" in Myanmar's reform.

Suu Kyi was also awarded an honorary citizen of Paris by Mayor Bertrand Delanoehe.

Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union had all moved in the past months to ease or suspend sanctions on Myanmar as the nation embarked on democratic reform and sought engagement with the world.

However, the Obama Administration extended in May for another year the sanctions on investment and trade with Myanmar imposed since May 1997.

Switzerland, Canada and Australia had also lifted all sanctions on Myanmar in May with the exception of an embargo on arms to show support for the country's sweeping reforms in recent months, while Japan waived 3.7 billion US dollars of Myanmar's debt.

Suu Kyi's European trips were preceded by a six-day productive tour to Thailand from May 29 to June 3, during which she met with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and had discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Chalerm Yubamrung on the issues of Myanmar migrant workers and refugees in Thailand.

Addressing the World Economic Forum, Suu Kyi stressed her country is in urgent need of basic education to ensure continuous reform. She called on investors to bring job and training for young people in Myanmar.

Suu Kyi's trip came two months after her party overwhelmingly won the April 1 by-elections, taking 43 out of 45 open parliamentary seats, of which 37 with the House of Representatives (Lower House).

Suu Kyi herself won a seat of House of Representatives with Yangon region's Kawhmu constituency.