Friday, 22 February 2013 13:59 Mizzima News
Thein Sein has received official invitations to visit five European countries in the near future, according to an announcement in state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar on February 22.
The Myanmar president will travel to Norway, Finland, Austria, Italy and Belgium in what will be the first of his official overseas trips of 2013.
The latest invitations come following the relaxation of sanctions and improvement in bilateral relations with the European countries.
Norway opened an embassy in Yangon in November 2012; Finnish Minister of International Development visited Myanmar in January; and the President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce met with Thein Sein in Naypyitaw earlier this month.
Italy recently stepped up cooperation with Myanmar under the supervision of UNESCO to aid cultural heritage in the country.
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Thein Sein has received official invitations to visit five European countries in the near future, according to an announcement in state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar on February 22.
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| Myanmar President Thein Sein met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in the Lao capital Vientiane in November 2012. (Photo: President's office) |
The Myanmar president will travel to Norway, Finland, Austria, Italy and Belgium in what will be the first of his official overseas trips of 2013.
The latest invitations come following the relaxation of sanctions and improvement in bilateral relations with the European countries.
Norway opened an embassy in Yangon in November 2012; Finnish Minister of International Development visited Myanmar in January; and the President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce met with Thein Sein in Naypyitaw earlier this month.
Italy recently stepped up cooperation with Myanmar under the supervision of UNESCO to aid cultural heritage in the country.
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