U Than Swe, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar separately met Dr S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India, at 10 am Thai standard time and Mr Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, at 11 am Thai standard time on 16 July 2023 on the sidelines of the 12th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Bangkok, Thailand.
During the meeting with the Indian External Affairs Minister, the Union Minister appraised the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, prosperity and democracy in line with the Five-Point Roadmap and latest developments of Myanmar. They also cordially exchanged views on matters pertaining to the promotion of long-standing friendly bilateral relations between the two countries and expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas, among others, border area development and security, connectivity as well as closer collaboration in the regional and international fora including the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation and the BIMSTEC.
At the meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, they candidly exchanged views on strengthening of the existing cordial relations, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation especially in the areas of trade and investment as well as collaborating closely in ASEAN and the UN. — MNA
