Thursday, July 19, 2012

Myanmar President Confirmed To Visit Thailand In Days

YANGON, July 19 (Bernama) -- Myanmar President U Thein Sein was confirmed to pay a good will visit to Thailand in days according to an official announcement Thursday after postponement twice, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

Thein Sein's trip to the Southeast Asian neighbour was originally scheduled for June 4 to 5 when he was also set to address the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok. The visit was so put off due to the then domestic situation.

Thein Sein is expected to hold talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the two leaders will witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for development in Myanmar covering human resource development and preparations for Myanmar to take the chairmanship of Asean in 2014.

Thein Sein last met Yingluck in Cambodia's Siem Reap on the sidelines of the United States-Asean Business Forum on July 13.

-- BERNAMA

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