Naypyitaw, Myanmar : President Barack Obama says Myanmar's move toward democracy "is real," but the process remains incomplete.
Obama is meeting with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at his opulent palace in the country's remote capital city. It's Obama's second trip to Myanmar, but the country has in many ways stalled in enacting the political and economic reforms leaders promised the US during the earlier visit.
Obama says he specifically discussed the need for elections scheduled for next year to be "fair, inclusive and transparent." He also raised the need for Muslims in the Rakhine state to have their rights respected.
Myanmar's president is acknowledging in his meeting with Obama that his country needs time to enact some reforms. But he says Myanmar will continue with its reform process.
Obama is meeting with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at his opulent palace in the country's remote capital city. It's Obama's second trip to Myanmar, but the country has in many ways stalled in enacting the political and economic reforms leaders promised the US during the earlier visit.
Obama says he specifically discussed the need for elections scheduled for next year to be "fair, inclusive and transparent." He also raised the need for Muslims in the Rakhine state to have their rights respected.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Tim Walz's Flannel Fashion Sense Wins Praise From Barack Obama "Ugly, Misogynistic, Racist Lies": Michelle Obama Blasts Donald Trump "He Is Afraid Of Losing To Kamala": Barack Obama Shreds Donald Trump INDIA's "Hit With Footwear" Protest In Mumbai Over Shivaji Statue Collapse Celebrated "Russian Spy" Whale Hvaldimir Found Dead In Norway: Report "It's Mom, I Love You": Mother Of Israeli-American Found Dead In Gaza Video: Vadodara Animal Rescuers Tripling On Scooter - With A Crocodile Ukrainian Drones Target Oil Refinery, Power Plants In Moscow, Says Russia China Woman Fakes Miscarriages, Forges Medical Records To Claim Rs 7.8 Lakh Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.