From left, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Irish singer and activist Bono pose for the media after they attending a conference of the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods resort, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) east of Oslo, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Oslo Forum is a n international network of armed conflict mediation practitioners. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
From left, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Irish singer and activist Bono pose for the media after they attending a conference of the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods resort, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) east of Oslo, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Oslo Forum is a n international network of armed conflict mediation practitioners. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, speaks during a news conference alongside Irish singer and activist Bono after attending a conference of the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods resort, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) east of Oslo, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Oslo Forum is an international network of armed conflict mediation practitioners. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Irish singer and activist Bono and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, pose for the media after attending a conference of the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods resort, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) east of Oslo, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Oslo Forum is an international network of armed conflict mediation practitioners. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
OSLO, Norway (AP) ? Aung San Suu Kyi and Bono are hanging out.
The Myanmar democracy activist has joined forces with the U2 frontman, one of her key backers, as her European tour moves to Ireland.
The pair answered questions Monday at an Oslo conference of peace mediators before they flew together to Dublin, Ireland.
Both were asked about the impact of Bono's 2000 song, "Walk On," that paid tribute to Suu Kyi, who was then midway through her years of house arrest.
Bono, who hadn't met Suu Kyi before, said he was feeling "star-struck" and described her as "a tough customer."
Suu Kyi says the song's lyrics were "very close to how I feel. ... It's your own two legs that have to carry you on."
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