President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the US in the near future, the first such trip in 47 years, according to reports.
Burmese state television announced on Monday that Barack Obama had issued an invitation to the president. No exact date was announced.
The last Burmese leader to visit the White House was the dictator Ne Win in 1966.
The US has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011.
The US applied sanctions against the previous military regime, but the Obama administration has shifted its policy to engagement, gradually lifting most sanctions after reforms.
In November, Obama became the first serving US president to visit Burma.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/08/11/burma-president-to-visit-us/
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