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Burma president to visit US
Source: Associated Press
Burma president to visit US
Associated Press in Rangoon
guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 May 2013 17.21 BST
President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the US in the near future, the first such trip in 47 years, according to reports.
Burmese state television announced on Monday that Barack Obama had issued an invitation to the president. No exact date was announced.
The last Burmese leader to visit the White House was the dictator Ne Win in 1966.
The US has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011.
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Associated Press in Rangoon
guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 May 2013 17.21 BST
President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the US in the near future, the first such trip in 47 years, according to reports.
Burmese state television announced on Monday that Barack Obama had issued an invitation to the president. No exact date was announced.
The last Burmese leader to visit the White House was the dictator Ne Win in 1966.
The US has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/13/burma-president-to-visit-us