Goodwill Visit: President of Belarus visits Myanmar

At the invitation of Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, a special aircraft carrying a high-level delegation led by Mr Alexander Gregoryevich Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, to pay an official goodwill visit to Myanmar, started flying into the Myanmar air territory on the evening of November 27.

The special aircraft, welcomed and flanked by three Su-30 SME jet fighters from Myanmar’s Tatmadaw (Air), landed at the Nay Pyi Taw Tatmadaw Airport where the Belarusian President and his entourage were warmly welcomed by Member of the State Security and Peace Commission, Prime Minister U Nyo Saw, Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Mya Tun Oo, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, the deputy minister for Foreign Affairs, the Myanmar Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Ambassador to Myanmar, and officials.

The high-level delegation was welcomed with full state protocol honours, with the Guard of Honour greeting the visiting heads of state along the red carpet. Diplomatic relations between Myanmar and Belarus have now reached 26 years. At the invitation of the President of Belarus, Acting President and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made two state-level goodwill visits to Belarus in 2025.

Now, in return, the President of Belarus, has come to Myanmar on a goodwill visit at the invitation of the Acting President. This visit marks the first historic trip by a Belarusian President during diplomatic relations between the two countries.

During the goodwill visit, the visiting President will meet the Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the State Security and Peace Commission Chairman, to discuss matters related to strengthening friendship and cooperation across various sectors. Agreements and memorandums of understanding between the two countries will also be signed during the visit.

This goodwill visit will help strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two countries, promote cultural exchanges, facilitate the sharing of agricultural production technologies, and further enhance collaboration across various sectors between Myanmar and Belarus.