The one-day trip by the External Minister, accompanied by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is the first high-level visit from India since the civilian government took over earlier this year.She called on President U Htin Kyaw and also met Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.
Congratulating Suu Kyi for the victory in the “first genuine election”, Sushma assured her of “all help”.“India is committed to strengthening your democratic institutions and socio-economic development of your people,” Sushma Swaraj said during her meeting with Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy party won a historic landslide election last year that finally brought an end to five decades of military rule.The External Minister said this was the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee.
