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Russian FM Lavrov on visit to ‘long-standing partner’ Myanmar

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and his Myanmar counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, during their meeting in Naypyidaw [Russian Foreign Ministry Handout/AFP]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Myanmar on an official visit that Moscow said will include discussions with the military administration on security and economic issues, the Russian news agency TASS reported.

Russia is a key supporter and arms supplier to Myanmar’s military, which seized power in February last year from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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