Russian President Vladimir Putin, walks to deliver a speech as Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing applauds during a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept 7, 2022. - TASS News Agency Host Pool Photo via AP
MOSCOW (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed "positive" ties with Myanmar on Wednesday (Sept 7) as he met with the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok.
"Myanmar is our long-standing and reliable partner in South-East Asia...Our relations are developing in a positive way," Putin said during the meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
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