NAY PYI TAW: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations across different sectors.
Swaraj arrived here yesterday on a two-day visit for talks with the country’s top leadership on key bilateral and regional issues, including the Rohingya refugee crisis.
“Neighborhood First! EAM @SushmaSwaraj met the State Counselor and Foreign Minister of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi on the 2nd day of her visit to Myanmar. Discussion focused on strengthening our bilateral relations across different sectors,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
Yesterday, she called on Myanmar President U Win Myint.
An estimated 7,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State since August last year after large-scale violence following a military crackdown. The exodus of refugees in large numbers has resulted in a major crisis in neighboring Bangladesh.
Suu Kyi has faced intense international scrutiny for her response to the exodus, which the UN has called “ethnic cleansing.”
According to reports, Swaraj also met the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar armed forces General Min Aung Hlaing. PTI
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