India’s External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will be visiting Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, from August 8 – 11.
Swaraj’s visit to Myanmar encompasses multilateral as well as bilateral meetings.
On August 9, the External Affairs Minister will be participating in the 12th annual India-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On August 10 she will be participating in the 4th Foreign Ministers’s meeting of the East Asian Summit grouping. The same day she is also scheduled to participate in the 21st session of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
On the sidelines of the plurilateral meetings, the External Affairs Minister is scheduled to have a series of bilateral meetings. These include the Foreign Ministers of China, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Canada.
On August 11, the External Affairs Minister will have bilateral discussions with her counterpart from Myanmar. She will also meet important leaders of Myanmar including the President and the Speaker of the Assembly.
This is Sushma Swaraj’s fourth standalone visit after taking charge, to a country in India’s neighbourhood.