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Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader
Lukashenko's visit follows Belarus's role supplying Myanmar's military and precedes an election critics call undemocratic, highlighting strengthened ties between the two governments.
- On Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Myanmar for a goodwill visit, landing at Naypyitaw military airport where Myanmar Prime Minister Nyo Saw received him with full state honors.
- Justice For Myanmar said Belarus has supplied arms and training to Myanmar military, including an Air Defense Operational Command system, radar technology and ground-based missile systems.
- The visit comes about a month before the Myanmar national election; critics have characterized the planned election as neither free nor fair, and opposition groups and armed resistance forces say they will try to derail the polls.
- Critics say the goodwill visit gives the appearance of backing the polls, as Belarus's trip could strengthen Myanmar's military government despite sanctions from Western nations.
- During earlier exchanges this year, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing traveled to Belarus in March and June, where Alexander Lukashenko pledged support for the military-organized election; both Belarus and Myanmar are widely seen as authoritarian.
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Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule in 2021.
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Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule...
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