Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung received Indian Ambassador Mr Vinay Kumar at 1 pm yesterday in the Ministry of Border Affairs.

 

During the meeting, both sides frankly discussed and ex­changed views on stability, peace and development of border areas of the two countries, the imple­mentation and successful results of development projects in Chin State and Naga Self-Adminis­tered Zone with assistance funds by India under the MoU signed by the two countries, the negotiat­ing status to sign a new MoU for the border region development project, and further cooperation programmes.

 

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Phyo Thant, the director-general, the deputy permanent secretary and officials from the Ministry of Border Affairs. — MNA/TS