Concerned over extremist violence in Rakhine state, says PM Modi in Myanmar
PM Modi met Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw today. Photograph: (Reuters)
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22 Apr 2025, 4:39 PM (IST)
"We share your concerns about extremist violence in Rakhine state and violence against security forces and how innocent lives have been affected: PM said.
"At the same time we can have peace, justice, dignity and democratic values for all," he added.
"We hope that all stakeholders together can find a way out in which unity & territorial integrity of Myanmar is respected," India's PM said.
"Citizens of Myanmar who wish to visit India will be given gratis visas, and 40 Myanmarese citizens in Indian jails will be released," PM Modi announced.
22 Apr 2025, 4:39 PM (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi held delegation level talks in Nay Pyi Taw, #Myanmar. pic.twitter.com/gXSj5bksZn
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2017
22 Apr 2025, 4:39 PM (IST)
PM Modi met Nobel laureate and Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw. India's prime minister is on a two-day visit to Myanmar.
PM Modi meets Myanmar State Counsellor #AungSanSuuKyi in Nay Pyi Taw pic.twitter.com/kyriQsEGk8
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2017
PM Modi had met Myanmar President Htin Kyaw on Tuesday.