Q: Myanmar and Ukraine have
established the diplomatic relations since 1999. Is this your first visit to
Myanmar and how’s your visit to Myanmar?
A: We have about 19 years
diplomatic relations. This is not my first visit to Myanmar, but this is my
first visit to Myanamr as Ukrainian Foreign Minister. In this sense, it’s
indeed a historic and setting up very important political contact but also
people-to-people contact between our politicians and our relations. And, we
have another important trend. Yesterday we opened up our honourary consulate in
Yangon. it shows our commitment to strengthening our relations with Myanmar.And
I also came up with a number of ideas how you increase, how you improve our
legal framework because still we don’t have the whole legal base for our
relations in institutional framework in the sense of the political consultation
and in the sense of economic type but of course the fundamental point is for
our relations about people-to-people links, this is why I am so positive about
my visit.
Q: Your honourary consulate was
opened in Yangon very recently and it is a good start for the new year between
our Myanmar and Ukraine bilateral relations. I’d like to know your impression
on Myanmar’s democratic transformation while Myanmar is endeavouring for peace
and national reconciliation.
A: I believe that Ukraine has a
number of challenges to tackle. That is very important. But from my
conversation with Myanmar political leaders, I got a very clear and strong
commitment to help the process of reforms here. Secondly, I see the commitment
to the reforms. Commitment is really important to get the success of the reforms.
Because of that I understand we have a number of areas which we somehow gonna
together, we’ve been going in Ukraine through real reform drive. You’ve going
along the path of reform. I am very positive about how Myanmar political
leaders to tackle challenges.
Q: What can Ukraine make economic
cooperation with Myanmar?
A: Absolutely, we have a history
economic relations.--- Our agriculture sector is don’t much because we have now
minus eight in uk. We are one of the most powerful agricultural producers for example
if we talk about sunflower seeds and oil, if we talk about other products. You
are very powerful producers in other areas for example for rice, tropical
fruits, many areas. So, I believe we would be very successful in matching our
imports both in industrial and agricultural productions. And, don’t forget, for
example tourism. Because tourism has been extremely successful here, in your
country. Due to all kinds of your tourist attractions, you are only south east
Asian country where you can ski the future. So you should use your unique
experiences to attract tourists. We need to work for the people-to-people
contacts. We need for our students to exchange. We need to get Ukrainian
tourists to Myanmar to understand Myanmar to get essence of Myanmar.
Q: I also want to know your opinion
and expectation for Myanmar- Ukraine relations
A: We have very good relations and
we have no bilaeteral problems. But we need better interaction in the sense of
more than contacts. For example, we need a special mechanism for our people
from our both ministries to come together. it’s not only about two foreign
ministers. Officials (of both countries) come in together probably two times a
year and talk to each others. It’s about diplomats taking about how to help
Ukrainians in Myanmar and how to help Myanmar in Ukraine. It’s about our
cooperation in different international forum, for example in the United
Nations. It’s about many many issues.
Q: What do you want to say to
Myanmar?
A: I would like to have regular
contacts and regular visits between us. I write to my counterpart in Myanmar to
visit Ukraine. it’s about economic ministers to come together probably for
bilateral economic connections. It’s about a number of new agreements we still
don’t have economic agreement. for example double taxation. We need to work out
these agreements. We need to sign them. We have 19 years of successful
diplomatic relations. Now we have to put more substance to the relations. My
visit is exactly about this.
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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