Myanmar's President Thein Sein arrives at the Union Parliament in Naypyitaw in this file photo dated January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's outgoing President Thein Sein has at the last minute cancelled plans to attend the U.S.-ASEAN summit in California next week, his office said late on Thursday, giving no reasons for the decision.
While no official delegation from the Myanmar side had been announced before, experts expected the trip to be Thein Sein's last chance to highlight his reformist legacy in front of President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders.
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