The President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw will pay a State Visit to India on August 27-30, 2016, at the invitation of Pranab Mukherjee, President of India. This will be the first State visit by the Myanmar President after the assumption of office by the new Government in Myanmar in March 2016.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Myanmar President will have official engagements in New Delhi and also “visit places of historical and cultural importance in India.”
The announcement of the visit of the Myanmarese President came three days after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paid a day-long visit to the Southeast Asian nation, indicating an effort to further expand the traditionally close relations between the two countries by stepping up engagement in diverse areas.