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MFA Press Release: Letter from PM Lee Hsien Loong to Myanmar PM Thein Sein

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26 October 2007

Excellency Please accept my sincere congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar. Singapore and Myanmar enjoy friendly and long-standing ties. With your support, I a...

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Excellency

Please accept my sincere congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar.

Singapore and Myanmar enjoy friendly and long-standing ties. With your support, I am confident that we will be able to bring our bilateral relations to a higher level. I also look forward to working with you to further the broader interests of ASEAN.

I would also like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation for you to attend the ASEAN Summit in Singapore. Ho Ching and I look forward to receiving you and Daw Khin Khin Win.

Yours sincerely

[LEE HSIEN LOONG]

HE Lieutenant-General Thein Sein
Prime Minister
Union of Myanmar