Burma welcomes Obama's historic visit

Burma's government has said it "warmly welcomes" the historic visit of US President Barack Obama later this month, expressing hope his trip will bolster the nation's political reform drive.

Mr Obama, who was re-elected this week, will meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein on the first visit to the country by a sitting US president, on a visit Burmese officials say will take place on November 19.

His visit "is warmly welcomed" and will "strengthen the resolve" of Thein Sein to "move forward" with reforms, a spokesman for Burma's Presidential Office said late on Friday.

Mr Obama's visit shows "concrete support for the democratisation process of...

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