14 July 2024
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2024-07-14 09:55
Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who attended the 2nd BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held in New Delhi on the 11th and 12th of July, paid a Joint Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi together with other BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers on the 12th of July at the official residence of the Prime Minister in New Delhi.
Likewise, the Union Minister separately met Mr. Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India and Dr. Mohammad Hasan Mahmud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh at Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.
At the meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, both sides cordially exchanged views on further strengthening of the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Thailand, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and collaborating more closely under the frameworks of BIMSTEC and Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC).
In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe appreciated Thailand’s cooperation in combating illegal drug trafficking and arms trade, human trafficking and online scamming.
During the meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India, the Union Minister explained the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the latest developments of Myanmar.
And, the two sides discussed connectivity projects and further enhancing cooperation between Myanmar and India for the stability along the border areas.
The meeting with Bangladeshi counterpart focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Myanmar and Bangladesh, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of trade and people to people contacts. They also exchanged views on ways and means to collaborate between the Chambers of Commerce of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The two Ministers also discussed cooperating more closely in BIMSTEC.
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