VATICAN CITY: The Vatican and Myanmar formally agreed Thursday to establish full diplomatic relations, the Vatican announced, confirming an accord that is the latest step in the South East Asian state's rehabilitation by the international community.
The Vatican said it would appoint a papal nuncio to Yangon and that the government of the country formerly known as Burma would open an embassy at the Vatican.
The announcement came just after Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Pope Francis. (APP)