The
Myanmar Delegation led by U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International
Cooperation, arrived back this afternoon after attending the 51st ASEAN Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and its Related Ministerial Meetings held in Singapore
from 1 to 4 August 2018.
While
in Singapore, the Union Minister attended Interface Meeting with
Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
(AICHR), Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ)
Commission and Working Dinner of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers on 1 August 2018.
On
2 August, the Union Minister paid a courtesy call on Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime
Minister of the Republic of Singapore, together with other ASEAN Foreign
Ministers. Then, the Union Minister attended the Opening Ceremony of the 51st
ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Signing Ceremonies of the Instruments of
Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by
Argentina and Iran, Plenary and Retreat Sessions of the 51st ASEAN Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and ASEAN Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) with
Japan, Russia, China and New Zealand.
On
3 August, the Union Minister attended ASEAN Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC)
with India, Canada, Republic of Korea, European Union, Australia and the United
States. At the ASEAN-Australia Ministerial Meeting, the Union Minister
co-chaired the Meeting with Ms. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Australia, and handed over the Country Coordinatorship to Malaysia at the end
of the Meeting. Also at the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting, the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs of the Philippines handed over the Country Coordinatorship to
the Union Minister. Myanmar will serve as the Country Coordinator for
ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Relations from August 2018 to August 2021. In the
evening, the Union Minister attended the Gala Dinner hosted by the Foreign
Minister of Singapore.
On
4 August, the Union Minister attended the 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting, the 8th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and
Retreat and Plenary Sessions of the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum.
The
Union Minister also attended the 9th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial
Meeting, the 8th Mekong-Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting, the 11th Lower
Mekong Initiatives (LMI) Ministerial Meeting and the 11th Mekong-Japan
Ministerial Meeting. At the 8th Mekong-Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting,
the Union Minister co-chaired the Meeting with Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
While
in Singapore, the Union Minister had bilateral meetings with Ministers of
Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Timor Leste,
Australia, the United States of America, and Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea as well as Deputy Foreign Minister of Switzerland. During the bilateral
meetings, the Union Minister discussed issues of mutual interests and promotion
of bilateral relations.
At
the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat Session, the East Asia Summit Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum, Union Minister U Kyaw Tin
updated the Meetings in an informal setting on the recent developments in
Rakhine State.
In
his briefing, the Union Minister highlighted, among others, the complexity of
the issue of Rakhine State, ARSA terrorist group’s unprovoked attacks that had
ignited the humanitarian crisis, progresses achieved in implementing the
recommendations of the Advisory Commission and the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) signed between Myanmar, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Myanmar’s efforts
and arrangements to commence repatriation of the displaced persons including
through implementation of the bilateral agreements as well as establishment of
the Independent Commission of Enquiry by the Government of Myanmar, as part of
its national initiative to address reconciliation, peace, stability and
development in Rakhine.
At
the end of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the Joint Communiqué of the
51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was issued in which the Foreign Ministers
expressed their continued support for Myanmar’s humanitarian relief programme
in Rakhine State and welcomed the ongoing efforts of Technical Working Group
(TWG) for the adoption of the Work Plan to implement the MOU. In the Joint
Communiqué, the Foreign Ministers also noted the progress made by the
Government of Myanmar in implementing the recommendations of the final report
of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State and welcomed the establishment of
an Independent Commission of Enquiry. They also expressed their continued
support for Myanmar’s efforts to bring peace, stability, the rule of law, to
promote harmony and reconciliation among the various communities, as well as to
ensure sustainable and equitable development in Rakhine State.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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