junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing will visit Vietnam this weekend, both nations said, the latest trip on a regional drive for diplomatic recognition.
Min Aung Hlaing triggered Myanmar’s civil war as armed forces chief in 2021 by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her.
In April, he took over as civilian president after staging highly restricted elections, and is now waging a diplomatic offensive to end his country’s pariah status abroad.
The Myanmar foreign ministry said he would meet President To Lam in Vietnam, as well as Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and the president of the national assembly.
“Furthermore, the president will attend the Myanmar-Vietnam Business Forum 2026 and the itinerary includes visits to digital and electronic technology industries,” it said in a statement yesterday.
It did not specify the dates of the visit, which it said aims to promote “mutually beneficial cooperation between the two governments”.
Vietnam state media said he would be in the Communist nation from Sept 4 to 6. — AFP
