Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Af­fairs U Than Swe received the delegation led by Mr Raouf Ma­zou, Assistant High Commission­er for Operations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

They exchanged views on the repatriation process for verified displaced persons from Bangladesh and ways and means of existing and further coopera­tion between the Government of Myanmar and the UNHCR.

Also present at the meeting were the UNHCR Regional Di­rector for Asia and the Pacific, the Director of the UNHCR Liaison Office in New York, Senior Policy Officer of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Representa­tive of the UNHCR in Myanmar and External Relations Officer of UNHCR in Myanmar and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

DPM MoFA Union Minister receives UNOCHA Head of Office

Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Af­fairs U Than Swe received Mr Sajjad Mohammad Sajid, Head of Office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Hu­manitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.

They discussed matters related to cooperation between the Government of Myanmar and the United Nations agencies, and the facilitation of the provision of humanitarian assistance to the needy population. Also present at the meeting were senior offi­cials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms Danielle Parry, Deputy Head of Office for UNO­CHA in Yangon. — MNA