Ye Win Oo's visit reinforces his position as No. 2 in the regime, analysts say
Gen. Ye Win Oo, right, receives a flag from Min Aung Hlaing in March to mark his promotion to military chief. Min Aung Hlaing retired from the army to become the country's nominally civilian president. © Reuters
BANGKOK — Thailand's rush to embrace its troubled neighbor Myanmar moves up a notch on Wednesday when Gen. Ye Win Oo, Myanmar's powerful military chief, arrives in Bangkok for what is being billed as "high-level talks" with senior Thai commanders. High on his list of interlocutors will be Gen. Ukrit Bootanon, his Thai counterpart.