State Counsellor arrives in Rome

May 3, 2017

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Italy yesterday afternoon after leaving Brussels, Belgium earlier in the day.

The State Counsellor was welcomed at Rome Fiumicino International Airport by Myanmar Ambassador to Italy U Myint Naung and wife, Mr. Andrea Cavallari, a senior officer of the protocol department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Italy and Myanmar embassy staff.

The State Counsellor met in the afternoon with Former Italian Prime Minister Mr. Romano Prodi at the Boscolo Hotel.

Accompanying the State Counsellor were the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin, Myanmar Ambassador to Italy U Myint Naung and other officials.

After her visit to Italy, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to Britain.

During her visit to Brussels, she clarified the government’s efforts for transition to democracy, national reconciliation, efforts being made on the road to eternal peace and stability and development in Rakhine State.

Myanmar News Agency

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar