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President of India Ram Nath Kovind today said Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists in order to boost people-to-people relations with India.

The proclamation by the president came as he began his five-day visit to the country aiming to continue India's high-level engagements with Myanmar under the rubric of 'Act East Policy' and 'Neighborhood First Policy'.

"Coinciding with President Kovind's visit, and to further people-to-people relations, Myanmar has also announced a visa-on-arrival facility for Indian tourists entering the country through the international airports of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay," the president's office tweeted.

Coinciding with President Kovind’s visit, and to further people-to-people relations, Myanmar has also announced a visa-on-arrival facility for Indian tourists entering the country through the international airports of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 11 December 2018

The President said residents of India's Northeast region have particularly welcomed and are beginning to reap the benefits of the Land-border Crossing Agreement which concluded recently.

The landmark Land Border Crossing Agreement between India and Myanmar signed on May 11, 2018, was brought into effect in August with the simultaneous opening of international entry-exit checkpoints at the Tamu-Moreh and the Rihkhawdar-Zowkhawtar border between the two nations.

"They look forward to the early conclusion of the Motor Vehicles Agreement," President Kovind said.

Several agreements are expected to be signed during the President's visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Myanmar earlier this year, while Myanmar's State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited India in January for the India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Commemorative Summit.

-Sowmya Sangam