Myanmar’s leader to visit Vietnam this week
President Min Aung Hlaing will hold bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart and attend a Myanmar-Vietnam business forum.
Myanmar's junta chief and now president, Min Aung Hlaing, is set to embark on an official visit to Vietnam from September 4th to 6th, state media in both countries have reported. This visit is part of Hlaing's efforts to enhance his administration's international legitimacy and re-engage with the region. Since taking office earlier this year, Hlaing has already paid visits to seven countries, including Russia and Thailand in August.
During his trip to Vietnam, Hlaing will engage in bilateral talks with Vietnamese President To Lam, as well as meetings with the Vietnamese Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly. These discussions will take place alongside a Myanmar-Vietnam business forum, where Hlaing will meet with representatives from various economic organizations.
The visit comes after a series of foreign trips by Hlaing, aimed at deepening Myanmar's overseas engagement and securing broader international recognition. However, despite Hlaing's efforts, Myanmar's political representatives remain excluded from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summits due to the junta's failure to implement the regional body's peace plan aimed at ending the civil war sparked by the 2021 coup.
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