Krishna lands in Yangon,to discuss security cooperation
Less than a month after China rolled out the red carpet for the Myanmar President with loan and credit agreements worth more than US765 million.
Less than a month after China rolled out the red carpet for the Myanmar President with loan and credit agreements worth more than US765 million,India today made the first high-level official contact with the new civilian government in the neighbouring country as External Affairs minister S M Krishna landed in Yangon for a two-day visit.
Besides lending a helping hand for capacity-building and human resource development of Myanmars youth,India will also discuss the crucial aspect of security cooperation with the Myanmar leadership.
Stating that continued cooperation is beneficial for both countries and that there has been good cooperation,which needs to be deepened,sources said there was satisfaction in New Delhi over the intent and actions of Myanmar to take on Indian insurgent groups operating from their soil because of the thick jungles along the border.
During the visit,India is expected announce a industrial training park,100 computers to earthquake-prone areas and reconstruction of schools in the disaster-affected area.
Krishna,who is the first high-level visitor from India since the new civilian government took over,was received by Yangon Region Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Tun Oo along with Indian Ambassador V S Seshadri and other officials. The three-day visit will focus on energy security as well,since commerce and economic relations will be high on agenda.
The visit will give us the opportunity to further vitalise our multi-faceted relationship in the new political environment. We will have an exchange of views on enhancing security cooperation as well as our collaboration in the fields of connectivity,IT,energy,agriculture,power telecommunications and infrastructure, Krishna said.
He is expected to call on the Myanmar President,Vice-President and the Speaker besides holding delegation-level talks with his counterpart U Nyan Win.
India attaches great significance to its ties with Mynamar,given its strategic location in the region and proximity to China. Since it shares a border with India,and Myanmar is a bridge between India and ASEAN,the security as well economic component are quite integral to the bilateral relationship.
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