State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in early August

ASEAN sources said on July 13 that State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in early August. This visit will be the second visit to an ASEAN member country since State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing assumed the post of head of state in April. State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing made his first official visit to an ASEAN member country after taking office as head of state earlier this month, visiting Laos. Myanmar has been excluded from ASEAN summits since the military seized power on February 1, 2021, and Thailand is a key ASEAN member state that has been working to ensure Myanmar's full reintegration into the bloc. Details of the schedule for State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Thailand have not yet been disclosed by sources. State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing last visited Thailand in April 2025, prior to this trip, when he traveled to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit held in Bangkok. Photo caption: State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing shakes hands with the Thai Foreign Minister upon his arrival in Nay Pyi Taw on April 22 (Bangkok Post)