
Myanmar's Suu Kyi To Visit The US: Gov't
Sumaira FH Published July 21, 2016 | 02:30 PM

YANGON, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st july,2016) - Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her government said Thursday, the first time the pair will meet since last year's landmark elections. "She accepted the invitation and will discuss a visit there at a mutually convenient time," Aye Aye Soe, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, told AFP. The invitation reinforces Suu Kyi's primacy on the international stage as the real head of a government she is technically barred from leading.
Despite winning a landslide in last November's elections, an event that brought to an end decades of brutal military rule, Suu Kyi is banned from being president by a junta-era constitution. Instead she has taken the role of Foreign Minister and created a new position for herself titled "State Counsellor".
She has also appointed a long term friend and ally, Htin Kyaw, to be a proxy president. It is not clear when the visit will take place but it is expected to occur before Obama leaves office as American voters head to the polls in November.
Related Topics
Recent Stories

Sania Mirza burst into tear in post-match presentation ceremony

Latvian Ambassador Should Leave Russia Within 2 Weeks - Russian Foreign Ministry

CIA Chief Arrives in Israel Amid Recent Escalation in West Bank - Reports

US House Oversight Panel Will Probe Waste, Fraud in COVID-19 Relief Funding - Ch ..

CWDP approves seven development projects worth Rs 22.16b

Lack of Evidence Devalues Washington's Statements About Wagner Group - Kremlin
More Stories From World
-
Latvian Ambassador Should Leave Russia Within 2 Weeks - Russian Foreign Ministry
18 minutes ago -
US House Oversight Panel Will Probe Waste, Fraud in COVID-19 Relief Funding - Chairman
42 minutes ago -
Lack of Evidence Devalues Washington's Statements About Wagner Group - Kremlin
46 minutes ago -
Russian Embassy in Denmark Condemns Quran Burning in Front of Its Consular Department
46 minutes ago -
Ankara Summons Danish Ambassador Over Quran Desecration in Copenhagen - Source
46 minutes ago -
Russia's Rosatom Hopes to Reach Agreement With Argentina on Safe Nuclear Waste Management
49 minutes ago -
Rome's Appian Way eyes UNESCO status
49 minutes ago -
US to Blame for Situation in Ukraine, Pyongyang Sides With Russia - Kim Jong Un's Sister
1 hour ago -
Biden Appoints Former COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients as New Chief of Staff - Statement
1 hour ago -
OPCW Investigation Finds Syrian Air Force Responsible for 2018 Duma Chemical Attack
1 hour ago -
Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff
2 hours ago -
Baku-Yerevan Normalization Not to Be Hostage to EU-Russia Competition - EU Spokesperson
1 hour ago
Education - Urdu News - Car Prices - Breaking News - English News - Live Tv Channels - Urdu Horoscope - Horoscope in Urdu - Muslim Names in Urdu - Urdu Poetry - Love Poetry - Sad Poetry - Prize Bond - Mobile Prices in Pakistan - PTV Sports - English to Urdu - Big Ticket - Translate English to Urdu - Ramadan Calendar - Prayer Times - DDF Raffle - Islamic Calendar - Events - Today Islamic Date - Travel - UAE Raffles - Travel Guide - Arabic - Urdu Cooking Recipes - Directory - Pakistan Results - Past Papers - BISE - Schools in Pakistan - Academies & Tuition Centers
UrduPoint Network is the largest independent digital media house from Pakistan, catering the needs of its users since year 1997. We provide breaking news, Pakistani news, International news, Business news, Sports news, Urdu news and Live Urdu News
© 1997-2023, UrduPoint Network
All rights of the publication are reserved by UrduPoint.com. Reproduction without proper consent is not allowed.