A top Myanmar military intelligence official will visit Japan later this month at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry in efforts to strengthen dialogue between Tokyo and Yangon through personnel exchanges, ministry officials said Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Kyaw Win is to arrive in Tokyo on Jan. 20 for a 10-day stay, during which he will meet with leaders in political, economic and other circles for an exchange of views on relations between the two countries, the officials said requesting anonymity.
Kyaw Win's visit is expected to draw criticism from human rights groups — both in Japan and abroad — denouncing the Myanmar military regime for violations of human rights and democratic principles. Although many other high-level regime officials have visited Japan, they have done so only at the invitation of the private sector, mainly businesses.