Myanmar delegates attend 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs’ Meeting in India

 

U Tin Aung San, National Security Adviser and Union Minister at the President’s Office, led a Myanmar delegation to India from 13 to 17 July to attend the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs’ Meeting held in New Delhi. The delegation returned to Yangon yesterday evening, where they were welcomed back at Yangon International Airport by Yangon Region ministers and officials from the Embassy of India to Myanmar.

On 16 July, the Union minister attended the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs’ Meeting and discussed cooperation in addressing security challenges, including counter-terrorism and transnational crime prevention, maritime security, cybersecurity, food security, energy security and other related security issues.

On the evening of 15 July, the Union minister joined the dinner event hosted by Indian National Security Advisor Mr Ajit Doval.

During the visit from 15 to 16 July, the Union minister met with Indian National Security Advisor Mr Ajit Doval, Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Mr Sampath Thuyacontha, Secretary-General of Thailand’s National Security Council Mr Chatchai Bangchuad and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Dr AKM Shamsul Islam, and exchanged views on bilateral security cooperation, border security, boundary affairs, illegal migration, information exchange, humanitarian assistance, technology exchange, bilateral trade and border trade, and cooperation across various sectors.

The high-level gathering brought together delegates from the seven member nations of the BIMSTEC.

MNA/KTZH

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