Nobel laureate Suu Kyi - who serves as Myanmar's foreign minister while also being de facto head of its civilian government - would send a senior official in her place, said Zaw Htay, director general of Suu Kyi's office. Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency under Myanmar's army-drafted constitution, but effectively leads the government through the specially created post of "state counselor". Suu Kyi arrived in Brussels on Monday for the first stop of an official tour of Europe, where she will also visit Britain and Italy. Suu Kyi assumed power in 2016 following a landslide election win after Myanmar's former military leaders initiated a political transition. Kyaw Zeya, permanent secretary at the ministry of foreign affairs, said Suu Kyi was not planning to visit the United States in the near future.

Source: bd News24 May 02, 2017 11:03 UTC