Myanmar’s reform process has hit a “bumpy patch” according to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.  The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate echoed the assessment from US President Barack Obama, who said the reforms were “by no means complete or irreversible”.

Mr. Obama is expected to arrive in Bribane for the G20 Summit early Saturday morning.  He was in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday for an Asian summit where he held talks with President Thein Sein.

At a news conference with Suu Kyi, Obama criticized a clause in Myanmar’s constitution that seems aimed specifically at Suu Kyi.  It bars anyone whose spouse or children are foreign citizens from becoming president.  Suu Kyi’s two sons are British citizens, meaning she cannot take power.

“I don’t understand a provision that would bar someone from running for president because of who their children are.  That doesn’t make much sense to me,” President Obama said.

Suu Kyi said that overwhelming public opinion wants that clause struck down.  “I don’t think it’s because they want me to be president,” she said, “but because they recognize it’s unfair, unjust, and undemocratic.”