Suu Kyi to visit US next week
(From left to right) Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith and PM Thongloun Sisoulith, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen aand Indonesia's President Joko Widodo atttend the opening ceremony of Asean Summit in Vientiane, Laos, yesterday. Photo: Reuters
Myanmar's newly installed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit the United States next week, US President Barack Obama said yesterday.
Plans for a visit had previously been announced in July but no date had been given by either side.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. During a speech in Laos, Obama revealed Suu Kyi's trip to Washington was imminent.
The invitation reinforces Suu Kyi's primacy on the international stage as the real head of a government she is technically barred from leading.
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