State Counsellor receives UNSG’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Japanese Special Envoy for National Reconciliation in Myanmar

State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener at 2 pm on 11 July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, the State Counsellor and the Special Envoy discussed matters pertaining to the promotion of existing cooperation between Myanmar and the United Nations, including implementation of the MoU signed between the Myanmar Government, UNDP and UNHCR, rebuilding trust and harmony among communities in Rakhine State, and the United Nations’ support on the ongoing peace process.

Similarly, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, received Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar and Chairman of the Nippon Foundation at 3 pm on 11 July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, they cordially discussed matters relating to the peace and reconciliation process, including the Union Peace Conference—21st Century Panglong, third session and development projects implemented in the border areas.

Also present at the meetings were U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar