Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Fourth day session held in Nay Pyi Taw

The fourth day of the second regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was held on Friday, with the attendance of 551 Hluttaw representatives out of 560.

The Hluttaw recorded the President's appointment of Colonel Thein Zaw Myint as Tanintharyi Region Minister for Security and Border Affairs. It also approved the formation of the Myanmar Parliamentary Union (MPU), the Joint Committee on ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (JCAIPA), and the Joint Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Union (JCIPU).

Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue U Han Win Aung presented the Myanmar-Belarus double taxation avoidance agreement and a proposal to extend tax exemptions on diesel HSD (500 ppm) and LNG for one month.

The Hluttaw also accepted for discussion a motion calling on the Union Government to review five ASEAN statements deemed inconsistent with ASEAN principles and Myanmar's current political situation. The session will continue its 5th day on July 2.