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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand next month

Myanmar's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing inspects troops during a parade to mark the 67th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on March 27, 2012. (File photo: Reuters)

Myanmar ⁠junta ⁠chief turned ​president Min Aung Hlaing will make ​an official ‌visit to Thailand on Aug 6 and 7, Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday, marking the latest ​attempt ⁠by the war-torn country's new administration to gain international legitimacy.

The planned trip ‌comes after Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers met with their Myanmar counterpart and separately with ⁠opposition groups in Thailand last week.

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