"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit seen as lending support to the Southeast Asian country's military government in advance of a widely condemned national election set to be held next month. Myanmar state media reported on Friday that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the country's self-installed de facto leader, met Lukashenko at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Naypyidaw."
"It is the first time in 26 years of diplomatic relations that a Belarusian Head of State has visited Myanmar, military run outlet The Global New Light of Myanmar reported. Lukashenko's arrival at a military airport in Naypyidaw on Thursday night saw him welcomed by senior figures from Myanmar's military government, including Prime Minister Nyo Saw, with full state honours and cultural performers."
"After former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lukashenko is only the second foreign leader to visit Myanmar since its military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government in a coup on February 1, 2021. The Belarusian leader's visit also comes just a month before the military is set to host national elections that many domestic and international observers have condemned as a sham."
Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit that signals support for the country's military government ahead of a widely condemned national election scheduled next month. He met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw. The visit marks the first Belarusian head-of-state trip to Myanmar in 26 years and Lukashenko received full state honours on arrival. Belarus confirmed plans to send an election observation team. Leaders agreed to strengthen collaboration in military technologies and trade. The visit follows only one other foreign leader's visit since the 2021 coup and is widely viewed as backing the contested late-December polls.
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