On 23-25 June 2016, H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar, will pay an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand. The State Counsellor of Myanmar will be accompanied by H.E. U Thein Swe, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population, H.E. U Kyaw Win, Union Minister for Planning and Finance and H.E. U Kyaw Tin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. 

On this occasion, the State Counsellor of Myanmar will have bilateral meeting with General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand. The discussions will mainly focus on the issues of mutual interests, in particular, labour cooperation, development cooperation and connectivity. It is expected that the Memorandum of Understanding on Labour Cooperation Agreement on Employment of Workers and Agreement on Border Crossing, will be signed during this official visit.

On the sidelines of this visit, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand will welcome the State Counsellor of Myanmar to a town-hall meeting with Thai university students at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Myanmar State Counsellor will also visit the Myanmar migrant worker community in Samut Sakhon as well as the temporary shelter for Myanmar displaced persons in Ratchaburi.

Marking the first official oversea trip of the State Counsellor of Myanmar as Head of Delegation, and occurring back to back with the recent visit of H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, as Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Thailand, to Myanmar on 8–9 May 2016, this visit will signify the deepening Thailand-Myanmar ties and lay a solid foundation for both sides to resolve pending issues and further enhance bilateral cooperation.