Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Burmese junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe will visit Sri Lanka next month as part of an exercise to boost bilateral ties between the two countries, said official sources.
Than Shwe, with an entourage of several ministers is likely to leave Burma on November 11 in the newly bought Myanmar Airways International A-320 aircraft and will return to Naypyitaw on November 16.
His visit is reciprocal in nature following that of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Burma last June.
During his visit to Burma, President Mahinda Rajapaksa invited General Than Shwe to visit Sri Lanka. During the ensuing visit, the junta chief is expected to visit the pilgrimage sites of the country.
Than Shwe's family, which has an ostentatious life style, will be part of the official visit.
