Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing Set For Possible State Visit to Cambodia
The trip would be the former general's sixth, and third to an ASEAN member state, since his appointment as president in April.
Myanmar's military-appointed President Min Aung Hlaing is rumored to be planning a state visit to Cambodia, following his recent trip to Russia. The potential visit was hinted at on the Facebook page of the country's Senate, which showed officials inspecting the Senate building in preparation for an upcoming visit. If confirmed, this would be Min Aung Hlaing's third visit to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state since becoming president in April.
His previous trips were to Laos and Thailand. The new government has been striving to normalize Myanmar's relationship with ASEAN, which has been excluded from its summits due to its failure to implement the bloc's Five-Point Consensus conflict resolution plan. Despite this, the government has sought to engage with willing ASEAN member states, including Thailand, which brokered a meeting between Myanmar's Foreign Minister and ASEAN counterparts in Bangkok.
Min Aung Hlaing has also been working to strengthen ties with other key partners, including India and China, by undertaking state visits to these countries. The visit to Russia, where Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks with Russian leaders and attend an economic forum, is his first as president. He has visited Russia five times since leading the military coup in February 2021, indicating the growing importance of Russia in Myanmar's foreign relations.
During his stay in Russia, Min Aung Hlaing will be accompanied by a large entourage, including cabinet ministers and business leaders close to his family and military regime.
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