The recent meeting between U Htin Kyaw and Mr Vladimir Putin was the first between the heads of state of Myanmar and Russia, though there have long been high-level contacts between the armed forces of the two countries.
Htin Kyaw held talks with the Russian strongman on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on May 19. The meeting came a few days before State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and US Secretary of State Mr John Kerry held talks in Nay Pyi Taw.
The two meetings focused attention on a significant difference in the relationships between Myanmar and the two superpowers: Russia has developed close ties with senior members of the military establishment while the US has been an enthusiastic supporter of Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
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