Obama to visit Burma as part of Asia tour

US President will begin tomorrow Sunday a trip to Asia where he will visit Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia, a statement of the White House said Saturday. Obama arrives tomorrow in Thailand to celebrate 180 years of diplomatic relations with the Asian country. He will hold separate talks with Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the country’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. On Monday, the US President will visit Burma to meet with his counterpart Thein Sein. Obama will also hold talks with opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi. Obama is the first US President to visit Burma. Then on Tuesday Obama will head to Cambodia to participate in the East Asia Summit and meet with ASEAN leaders, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. They US President will meet during the summit with Chinese Prime Minister Win Jibao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.