00:00Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Myanmar President Min Ong Leng on his first official overseas visit since taking
00:07office in April.
00:09The visit makes Modi the first foreign leader to meet Min in his capacity as President as the Myanmar leader
00:15seeks to rebuild international engagement following years of diplomatic isolation.
00:22Both leaders were expected to hold talks on strengthening historical, cultural and economic ties between their countries as well as
00:29regional security and connectivity issues.
00:32Min had arrived in India on May 30, accompanied by a high-level delegation of cabinet ministers, senior officials and
00:40business leaders.
00:41He is also expected to attend a business forum aimed at expanding trade and investment links between the two neighbours.
00:49Myanmar has faced international isolation since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February 2021, with Min
00:56himself sanctioned by the US and several Western countries.
01:00He was sworn in as President on April 10, following a widely criticised election, from which Suu Kyi's National League
01:07for Democracy and other major opposition parties were barred.
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