Myanmar President ends visit to Thailand

BANGKOK, July 24 (TNA) - Myanmar President Thein Sein visited the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the heart of Bangkok Tuesday morning, before ending his three-day official visit to Thailand. Prior to his departure from Bangkok, the Myanmar President made his unscheduled visit to the Grand Palace, where the Temple of the Emerald Buddha is also situated, both are renowned among Thailand's world-class tourist attractions for their charming traditional Thai architecture and beauty. President Thein Sein's visit to Thailand this week, scheduled for July 22-24, to strengthen bilateral relations between Myanmar and Thailand, is his second trip to the Thai Kingdom as a top Myanmar leader. Senior General Thein Sein first visited Thailand in 2008 when he was then Myanmar's Prime Minister. (TNA)