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August 10, 2016

The 15th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar were held in New Delhi on August 9, 2016. The Indian side was led by Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, and the Myanmar side by U Kyaw Tin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The consultations were of special significance, marking as they did the first institutionalised exchange between India and Myanmar after the swearing in of the new Government in Myanmar on March 30, 2016. Notable exchanges in the intervening period were the visit of National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister on June 16, 2016 and of Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Smt Nirmala Sitharaman at the head of a high-level business delegation for the India-Myanmar Business Conclave on May 18-20, 2016.

During the discussions, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including high level visits, security and defence related issues, boundary matters and border management, trade and commerce, development cooperation, connectivity, cultural and consular matters. They also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest at regional and multilateral forums.

During his stay in India, the Myanmar Minister of State will also visit places of historical and cultural significance in the country.

New Delhi
August 10, 2016

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