MYANMAR delegation led by Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Kyaw Soe Win attended the Fifth International Travel Forum “Let’s travel!” at VDNH in Moscow from 10 to 15 June 2025.
The opening event started with a discussion on the topic: “Discovering Russia: How Travel Is Changing the Country”.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, read out the message sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a video message from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was played.
The event continued with the discussion of different perspectives regarding the economy of the country by the governmental officials, entrepreneurs, hoteliers and other experts in tourism and restaurants.
On 10 June, the Myanmar delegates met with Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov.
During the meeting, the two parties discussed comprehensive cooperation between governments, privates and people of two countries, Familiarization Trip-FAM Trip, visa-free travel to each other’s citizens, bilateral travel expo, high arrival of Russian travellers to Myanmar, further cooperation for Russian government employees to visit Myanmar during long holidays and promising investments in hotels and tourism in Myanmar.
The Union minister observed the forum and received the Russian investors of Cosmos Hotel Group and BN Group to discuss Myanmar’s beautiful beaches and tourist attractions, potential investment opportunities, and programmes that would provide support for those interested in implementing the pilot projects.
The Union minister and party attended the “The Russian Manor: A Celebration of Customs” dinner event at Dom Vishnevsky Centre in Moscow on the same evening. — MNA/ KTZH
