Inauguration Ceremony of MISIS: MoFA Union Minister delivers opening remarks

“Inauguration Ceremony of Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) (2022-2026)” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Yangon, on Monday.

Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin delivered the opening remarks stating that Track-II Diplomacy has been remarkably significant in current international relations and Diplomacy.

Accordingly, the role and networks of think tanks become more comprehensive and deeper than ever. He highlighted the strategically importance of Myanmar MISIS in encountering challenges of current international relations.

He asked MISIS to develop ideas and policy recommendations and suggestions which would be beneficial to the people and the nation through close collaboration with academicians, think tanks and organizations from the domestic and abroad.

Furthermore, Union Minister for International Cooperation U Ko Ko Hlaing urged that the MISIS to be continued their efforts in order to penetrate the development of Myanmar in various subject ranges such as International Relations, Defense, Security, Legal affairs, Economic affairs and Foreign affairs.

The purpose of the organization is to study, observe and making research on regional and international issues in view of developing innovative ideas and making policy suggestions, through effective use of Track II channel and friendly and closely collaboration with think tanks in domestic and abroad, those which have mutual interests and concerned.

Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) has been established and renamed in 2013, of which was initiated under the name of Myanmar Strategic and International Studies Division in 1992.

Since its laying the foundation, MISIS, an affiliated organization to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands as a successive and on-going Myanmar Think Tank with 4 years-term for each board.