The talks between the leader of Myanmar's democracy movement, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, and the commander-in-chief of the military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, were the first face-to-face foray in what will surely be complex negotiations over how they will share power. "We will establish this tradition without fail", he added.
The brief meeting between the Nobel Peace Prize-winner and the outgoing president took place at the presidential residence in the capital, Naypyidaw.
Immediately after her party's win Suu Kyi, who is blocked from the presidency by the army-written constitution, appealed for "national reconciliation" talks with President Thein Sein and the powerful army chief.
The NLD had swept the previous election in 1990, but the then-ruling military regime ignored the results and placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for more than a decade.
The president's office and the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) have both confirmed the meetings, but declined to provide details of the talks, which will be closed to media.
However, Myanmar's constitution is likely to be a bone of contention between the NLD and the military.
Ye Htut told the BBC that Suu Kyi did not broach the subject Wednesday of changing the constitution to allow her to become president, and there was no discussion regarding who the next president may be. (Courtesy of telegraphvoice.com)
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