Thai minister to visit Myanmar

Tue, 23 Nov 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

YANGON (Reuters): Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan will
visit Myanmar on Tuesday to discuss strained relations between
the two states ahead of this week's summit of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, a Thai embassy official said.

The official Myanmar News Agency, which never announces exact
dates of such visits for security reasons, said on Monday Surin
would make a "friendly" visit at the invitation of counterpart
Win Aung "in the near future".

A Yangon-based Thai embassy official confirmed Surin would
make the visit on Tuesday.

Talks are expected to focus on finding ways to patch up ties
between the two countries damaged after a group of armed
dissidents seized Myanmar's embassy in Thailand in early October.

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