Japan's military chief, Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, met with Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday, with Japanese diplomats saying they reaffirmed the two countries' goals of enhancing defense cooperation and exchanges at every level.
The details of their talks in Naypyitaw, the country's administrative capital, were not immediately available.
Iwasaki, chief of staff of the Self-Defense Forces, arrived in Naypyitaw on Monday for a four-day visit and met Tuesday with his Myanmar counterpart, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.