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President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw to arrive on 4-day visit to India today

President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw is arriving on a four-day visit to India today to step up overall bilateral engagement with a major focus on ensuring better management of Indo-Myanmar border. This will be the first visit by the Myanmar President after the assumption of office by the new government in the country in March this year. <br/><br/>The President will be accompanied by his wife and several key ministers and senior officials.'<br/><br/>The Myanmarese President will arrive in Gaya first where he will visit the famous Mahabodhi temple. He will leave for Agra from Gaya on Sunday. In Agra, he will visit the Taj Mahal and return Delhi in the afternoon. <br/><br/>The visiting dignitary will hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday during which a host of issues including border management and ways to contain militant activities along the Indo-Myanmar border are likely to figure. Both sides are also likely to discuss ways to boost trade ties.'<br/><br/>Myanmar, considered one of India's strategic neighbours, shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states including Nagaland and Manipur.'<br/><br/>The visit of the Myanmarese President comes days after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paid a day-long visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

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