Myanmar President U Win Myint meets Indian Prime Minister Modi

The Myanmar President U Win Myint met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday.

The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, reports The Siasat Daily.

U Win Myint had called on the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

He also laid a wreath at Rajghat, the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Union Cabinet had approved three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation between India and Myanmar on combating timber trafficking, conservation of tigers and other wildlife and in the field of petroleum products and communications on Wednesday.

In the evening, the Myanmar President is scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Myint is accompanied by his wife, Daw Cho Cho.

President Myint is also slated to visit Bodh Gaya. In the Buddhist holy city, the visiting dignitaries are expected to offer prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple.

On Saturday evening, they are scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. President Myint had arrived in India on Wednesday.