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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-MYANMAR-U THEIN SEIN-MEETING (CN)

(240629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with former Myanmar President U Thein Sein, who is in China for the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-MYANMAR-U THEIN SEIN-MEETING (CN)

(240629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with former Myanmar President U Thein Sein, who is in China for the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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Myanmar's president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's President Thein Sein (L side, front) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R side, front) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2013.

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Myanmar's president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's President Thein Sein (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before holding talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2013.

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of ASEAN countries and Japan (from L to R) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein, Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan - join hands for a group photo at the State Guest House in Tokyo before their summit on Dec. 14, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Yangon's Insein Prison

YANGON, Myanmar - People await the release of detained family members in front of Insein Prison in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, on Jan. 3, 2012. Myanmar's President Thein Sein announced the previous day that he was reducing prisoners' sentences to mark the country's 64th independence anniversary on Jan. 4.

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Yangon's Insein Prison

YANGON, Myanmar - People await the release of detained family members in front of Insein Prison in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, on Jan. 3, 2012. Myanmar's President Thein Sein announced the previous day that he was reducing prisoners' sentences to mark the country's 64th independence anniversary on Jan. 4.

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Obama urges Myanmar to let Suu Kyi run for president

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a meeting with young people in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 14, 2014. The previous day, Obama urged President Thein Sein to amend the nation's military-drafted Constitution, which effectively bars democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president.

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Obama, Suu Kyi meet in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attend a joint press conference following their meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 14, 2014. The previous day, Obama urged Myanmar President Thein Sein to ensure fair parliamentary elections in 2015 and improve the situation of ethnic minorities in the country.

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East Asia Summit in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - (from L) Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Myanmar's President Thein Sein, U.S. President Barack Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stand for a group photo ahead of the East Asia Summit at Myanmar International Convention Center in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Nov. 13, 2014.

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East Asia Summit in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) is welcomed by Myanmar's President Thein Sein before the East Asia Summit at Myanmar International Convention Center in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Nov. 13, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Suu Kyi invited by Thein Sein to discuss reconciliation

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is invited by the country's President Thein Sein to attend a meeting at the president's office in Naypyidaw on Oct. 31, 2014, along with 12 other leaders of the nation to discuss ways to attain national reconciliation.

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Myanmar leaders meet in Naypyidaw

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's President Thein Sein (3rd from R), opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (far L) and other military, parliamentary and government leaders meet at the president's office in Naypyidaw to discuss national reconciliation on Oct. 31, 2014.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meetings starts in Naypyitaw

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - ASEAN foreign ministers shake hands with Myanmar President Thein Sein during the opening ceremony of their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 8, 2014. The foreign ministers are expected to exchange views on regional and international issues, and review the state of relations and cooperation within the grouping.

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China, India, Myanmar mark 60th anniversary of 5 principles

BEIJING, China - (from L to R) Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, India's Vice President Hamid Ansari and Myanmar's President Thein Sein walk to a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2014. In 1954, the three countries agreed on the principles which govern relations between them.

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Myanmar Pres. Thein Sein in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Visiting Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 27, 2014. The two leaders pledged to boost cooperation between their countries, according to China Central Television. (Pool photo)

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ASEAN summit

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks at the ASEAN summit at the Myanmar International Convention Center in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw on May 11, 2014.

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Japan Foreign Minister Kishida in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands before talking in Naypyitaw on March 24, 2014.

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Myanmar president talks about Bengal Bay cooperation plan

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - President Thein Sein of Myanmar meets reporters following a summit meeting for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation in Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw on March 4, 2014.

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ASEAN-Japan summit

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (5th from L) and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations join hands prior to the ASEAN-Japan summit meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Oct. 9, 2013. They are (from L) Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Abe, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Myanmar President Thein Sein, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

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World Economic Forum on East Asia

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia, in Myanmar's administrative capital Naypyitaw on June 7, 2013.

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Abe in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands after holding a joint press conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 26, 2013.

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Abe in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein hold a joint press conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 26, 2013.

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Abe in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein (R) hold talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 26, 2013.

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Abe in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and Myanmar President Thein Sein (2nd from L) review an honor guard at a welcoming ceremony for Abe in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 26, 2013.

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Abe in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands prior to their talks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 26, 2013.

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Myanmar president

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on May 14, 2013.

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Myanmar president

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on May 14, 2013.

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Myanmar president to visit Washington

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Myanmar President Thein Sein. The president plans to visit Washington in May 2013, in what would be the first visit by a Myanmar leader to the U.S. capital in half a century, according to media reports.

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ASEAN summit in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (L), Brunei's sultan and prime minister, chats with Myanmar President Thein Sein during a dinner party of the ASEAN summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on April 24, 2013.

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Myanmar calls for Japanese investments

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Ko Ko Hlaing (L), chief political adviser to Myanmar President Thein Sein, and other Myanmar officials take part in a seminar on the Myanmar economy in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Yonekura, Myanmar President Thein Sein

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, meets with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Thein Sein's chief political advisor

YANGON, Myanmar - Ko Ko Hlaing, chief political adviser to Myanmar President Thein Sein, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Yangon on Jan. 15, 2013.

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Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein gives an opening speech at the first Myanmar Development and Cooperation Forum in the capital Naypyitaw on Jan. 19, 2013.

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Aso in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso answers reporters' questions after holding talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Aso in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso answers reporters' questions after holding talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Aso in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein (far R) hold talks in Naypyitaw on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Aso in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso shake hands prior to their talks in Naypyitaw on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Noda meets Thein Sein

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) presents a judo uniform and black belt as a gift to Myanmar President Thein Sein prior to their talks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012. Their meeting was held on the sidelines of a series of summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Noda meets Thein Sein

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and Myanmar President Thein Sein (2nd from L) hold talks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012. Their meeting was held on the sidelines of a series of summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Noda meets Thein Sein

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) shakes hands with Myanmar President Thein Sein prior to their talks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012. Their meeting was held on the sidelines of a series of summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Leaders join hands at the summit meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh on Nov. 18, 2012. Shown (from L to R) are Philippines' President Benigno Aquino III, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar's President Thein Sein.

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L in front row) attends an Asia-Europe Meeting summit that began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. It is the first time a Myanmar leader has attended an ASEM summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Thein Sein at press conference

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein holds a press conference in Naypyitaw, capital of Myanmar, on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Myanmar's ruling party assembly

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein greets members of Myanmar's ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party during the party assembly in Naypyitaw on Oct. 14, 2012.

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Thein Sein in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar President Thein Sein arrives at Incheon international airport near Seoul on Oct. 8, 2012.

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Clinton, Thein Sein meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) attends a meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein in New York on Sept. 26, 2012.

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Thein Sein, Suu Kyi meet in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Myanmar President Thein Sein (R) and the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, ahead of their appearances at events at the United Nations.

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Thein Sein, Suu Kyi meet in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured after holding talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, ahead of their appearances at events at the United Nations.

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U.S.-Myanmar meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands before their meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 13, 2012.