July
26, 2017
A garment
factory which will create thousands of job opportunities for locals will be
established in Rakhine State, according to the Ministry of Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement.
The news came in
remarks made by the Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Dr Win Myat Aye at a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Mr Hong Liang in Nay Pyi
Taw yesterday.
Asked how China
could help the economy of Rakhine State, the Union minister revealed that a garment
factory would be built in Rakhine. No further details could be learnt. The
Union minister also thanked China for its stance on the Rakhine issue.
The ambassador
then pledged to contribute cash assistance to the National Disasters Fund of
Myanmar and to cooperate with the Myanmar government for peace and
socio-economic development in northern Myanmar. He also reiterated the
agreement between the two countries to establish a joint economic zone in
northern Myanmar, pledging that the economic zone would be helpful for peace in
northern Myanmar.
GNLM
Ref; The Global
New Light of myanmar
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