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Friendly Ties: Sidelines of 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit

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5 October 2024
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2024-10-05 09:13

Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U ThanSwe who is now in Doha to attend the 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit met with Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Mr. EdilBaisalov on 3rd October.

During the meeting, the Union Minister appraised the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the latest developments of Myanmar.

Furthermore, they cordially exchanged views and discussed on matters pertaining to the further strengthening of friendly relations between Myanmar and Kyrgyz as well as closer collaboration in the regional and international fora including cooperation in the ACD and UN.

On separate occasion, the Union Minister met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, and cordially exchanged views on strengthening of the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Nepal, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of culture, tourism, trade and investment, exploring student exchange programmes and collaborating more closely in ACD and BIMSTEC.

Furthermore, he updated Myanmar’s efforts in combatting drug trafficking and online scamming. While transiting in Bangkok on 1st October, Union Minister U ThanSwe met Mr. Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand in Bangkok. Both sides cordially exchanged views on strengthening of the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Thailand, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and cooperating more closely in ACD, ASEAN and BIMSTEC.

The Union Minister also welcomed Thailand for its important new role as upcoming ACD Chair for the year 2025. Member of Myanmar delegation, Deputy Minister for Commerce U MinnMinn attended the Business Forum and B2B Meetings which were held on 2nd October on the sidelines of the Summit.

The Deputy Minister delivered a Statement at the Business Forum, outlining the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new business models related to digital transformation.

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