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Friday, 6 December 2013

Burma, PH ink 6 agreements

THEIN SEIN STATE VISIT

By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, shakes the hands of Myanmar President Thein Sein during his visit at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila on Thursday Dec. 5, 2013. Myanmar signed six memorandums with the Philippines, including an agreement granting nonvisa entry for up to 14 days to Filipinos holding ordinary passports, on the first full day of Thein Sein's three-day state visit here. AP

MANILA, Philippines—Burma (Myanmar) signed six memorandums with the Philippines, including an agreement granting nonvisa entry for up to 14 days to Filipinos holding ordinary passports, on the first full day of President Thein Sein's three-day state visit here.

The Burma leader also presided over the ceremonial turnover of $100,000 in financial aid, on top of seven tons of relief goods, for victims of Supertyphoon "Yolanda" in Eastern Visayas.

Burma is donating an additional $50,000 for earthquake victims in Central Visayas.

"Like your country, Burma has also suffered a great deal when a serious cyclone struck our country in 2008," he said during his joint press briefing with President Aquino in Malacañang.

Thein Sein is scheduled to visit typhoon victims in Cebu today to "show solidarity and support to the people of the Philippines."

Aquino said Thein Sein would "bring with him a team of doctors and two tons of relief goods."