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Myanmar’s president will soon make the first state visit to the United States by a leader of the Southeast Asian nation in almost half a century, state television announced today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It did not say exactly when former general Thein Sein — whose quasi-civilian government has won international plaudits for its political reforms since taking power two years ago — would travel to Washington.<\/p>\n

The trip, which was first reported by AFP earlier this month, will be the first to Washington by a head of the country since military leader Ne Win was invited in 1966 by president Lyndon Johnson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thein Sein in September flew to New York, where he addressed the UN General Assembly, following a series of visits to Myanmar by US officials including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

The former junta premier surprised many skeptics by launching a raft of reforms after taking office in 2011 in the wake of controversial elections, freeing hundreds of political prisoners and relaxing censorship.<\/p>\n

He has allowed opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi to take a seat in parliament<\/strong>, a dramatic turnaround for the Nobel Peace laureate, who spent most of the previous two decades under house arrest.<\/p>\n

In response, the West has begun to roll back most sanctions imposed against the former junta, which ruled for almost half a century.<\/p>\n

Global corporate giants from Coca-Cola to General Electric have already begun to vie for a share of an expected economic boom in the long-isolated nation.<\/p>\n

Obama paid his own visit to Myanmar in November<\/strong>, when he praised the nation for its transition but called for progress on reforms, particularly in the treatment of ethnic minorities.
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