Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang and PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have cabled messages of congratulations to Presidentof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Win Myint on his election.
WinMyint, 66, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, became the country’s10th president since 1948 after he won the presidential run on March 28.
Heused to work as a lawyer. In 2012, U Win Myint, a member of the National Leaguefor Democracy (NLD), was elected as a parliament member to the House ofRepresentatives.
Hebecame Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2016.
Thepresidential run was hosted by the Union Parliament to fill the presidencyvacancy left by U Htin Kyaw, who announced resignation last week, citing healthas reason.-VNA
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