Vatican City May 4 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican said on Thursday it will establish diplomatic relations with Myanmar as Pope Francis met the country s effective leader Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
The decision to establish diplomatic ties would promote bonds of friendship between the two states the Vatican said in a statement.
Aung San Suu Kyi s visit to Italy and the Vatican came as Myanmar s government faced international criticism for the army s treatment of the country s minority Rohingya Muslims in the state of Rakhine.
The Pope has appealed for prayers for the Rohingya in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
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Vatican, Myanmar to establish diplomatic ties
