Myanmar President Postpones Thai Official Visit

By Jamaluddin Muhammad, May 28, 2012 17:36 PM ...

BANGKOK, May 28 (Bernama) -- Myanmar President Thein Sein will not be able to join the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia here, starting Wednesday, while the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed her attendance.
World Economic Forum Senior Director and Head of Asia Suchant Palakurthi Rao said Thein Sein had also postponed his official visit to this country, a few days after the forum.

Initially, Thein Sein was scheduled to attend the forum, as well as make his official visit to this country, during the period.

According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, the new date of the official visit has been scheduled on June 4 and 5.

Rao said the Myanmar Government would be represented by its energy minister and tourism and trade vice-minister.

Suu Kyi is expected to attend the sessions on Asian Women as the Way Forward and The Promise and Future of Myanmar, both on Friday.

About 630 representatives from government, industries and civil societies from 50 countries are expected to attend the forum.

Meanwhile, Yellow Shirt supporters have planned to stage a street protest on Wednesday, in a move to oppose the proposed reconciliation bill which they claim was aimed at whitewashing any wrongdoing of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

-- BERNAMA

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