Aung San Suu Kyi, the chairperson of the National League for Democracy, met with President Thein Sein at his house in Nay Pyi Taw today.
The meeting, which lasted 45 minutes, focussed on the smooth transfer ofpower, how the two sides will approach the transition, and the opening of a communication channel between the current government and NLD for power transfer-related issues.
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party won nearly 80 percent of contested seats in a November 8 election which appears poised to end the military's decades-long domination of the country.
Suu Kyi is also set to meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing in a separate meeting later today.
Both the president and army chief were swift to congratulate Suu Kyi on her election win and have pledged to hand over power in an orderly fashion.
The army has gradually relaxed its stranglehold on the country with reforms that began in 2011 under Thein Sein's semi-civilian government. 
Despite the humiliation of defeat, the military retains major influence.
It has 25 percent of all parliamentary seats guaranteed under the constitution as well as key security and bureaucratic posts.
Suu Kyi has vowed to rule from "above the president", indicating she will appoint a proxy to the role to circumvent the charter block on her political rise.
Additional reporting AFP