Joint Meeting: Myanmar delegation meets special Envoy of ASEAN Chair

The Joint Meeting between the Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe and the Delegation led by the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar Mr. Alounkeo Kittikhoun took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.

The meeting was joined by Union Minister for the Ministry of the Chairman of the State Administration Office (2) U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for the Border Affairs and Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peace-making Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, Union Minister for the  Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Soe Win and many other officials as well as Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN and Mr. Lee Yam Ming, Executive Director of ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the AHA Centre) and responsible officials from ASEAN Secretariat.

During the Joint Meeting, both sides cordially exchanged views on matters pertaining to the status of providing Humanitarian Assistance in Myanmar and further cooperation between Myanmar and ASEAN in the field of Humanitarian Assistance.

In the evening, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs hosted a working dinner for the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair and the members of delegation at the Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw.