UNION Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin received Mr Mutaz Abdullah Abduljaleel Mohamed Al Faheem, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of the Union of Myan­mar, yesterday at the Ministry of Energy in Nay Pyi Taw.

 

They held candid and open discussions on possible UAE investments in Myanmar’s promising and offshore oil and gas blocks, the signing of the Myanmar-UAE Economic and Technical Cooperation Agree­ment and the Myanmar-UAE Investment Promotion and Pro­tection Agreement (Bilateral IPPA), and the strengthening of investment and econom­ic relations between the two countries. They also discussed enhancing cooperation not only in the energy sector but also in other economic areas. — MNA/ MKKS