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Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to China next week to attend the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) Summit in Fujian province and also visit Myanmar on the way back.
The announcement of Modi’s visit comes a day after India and China ended their 70-day standoff in Dokalam by withdrawing their troops from the area.
According an official statement issued in New Delhi by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), “At the invitation of the President of People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen in China’s Fujian province during September 3-5, 2017 to attend the 9th BRICS Summit.”
Modi will pay a state visit to Myanmar from September 5 to 7 on the invitation of Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first bilateral State visit to Myanmar.
During the visit, Modi will hold talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on matters of mutual interest and also call on President Kyaw. Apart from his engagements in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, he will visit Yangon and Bagan, read the MEA statement.