President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing held a meeting with President of the Russian Federation Mr Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow at 3 pm local standard time yesterday.
The
President of Myanmar was warmly welcomed by the President of the Russian
Federation at the Grand Kremlin Palace, where they held a bilateral meeting.
Also present
at the meeting were Union ministers and officials who accompanied the President
of Myanmar and the Myanmar Ambassador to the Russian Federation. The Russian
President was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Federation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, an Aide
to the President of the Russian Federation, and senior government officials.
At the
meeting, the Russian President extended greetings, saying that at present,
Myanmar is experiencing flooding, and he expressed his sympathy and
encouragement to the flood-affected people. Diplomatic relations between the
two countries were established in 1948 and have continued to develop positively
throughout history. Russia is grateful to Myanmar for its support for
cooperation between Russia and ASEAN.
They are
actively cooperating on the international stage, and there is also a need to
further enhance cooperation in the economic sector. Therefore, it is necessary
to implement projects that can be undertaken through bilateral cooperation.
Relations between the two countries are also developing in the security sector.
During Your Excellency’s current visit to Russia, there are opportunities for
discussions and study. He expressed his belief that during this visit, they
will be able to hold detailed discussions on various areas of cooperation
between the two countries and make progress in these areas.
The
President of Myanmar responded that the two countries are actively cooperating
across various fields, including international relations. Myanmar has been
experiencing floods since last month. He is deeply grateful for Your
Excellency’s expression of sympathy and concern for the people of Myanmar.
Myanmar also suffered significant losses in the Mandalay earthquake last year.
They have not forgotten, to this day, that Your Excellency’s side sent special
teams and rescue teams at that time, and he expressed his gratitude once again.
Cooperation between the two countries in various sectors is progressing
rapidly, and there are many areas in which they can continue to cooperate in
the future. He looks forward to discussing these matters in detail with Your Excellency.
Myanmar’s relations with the international community have also changed and
further developed, although there are still many areas in which they need to
continue their efforts. Russia has provided support and assistance to Myanmar
for many years in various sectors, including Myanmar’s development. He
reiterated his gratitude, as much of the progress achieved to date has also
benefited from Russia’s strong support and assistance. Given the long-standing
historical relations between the two countries, these ties will remain strong
in the future. He reaffirmed that Myanmar will always remain a trusted and
reliable friend of Russia in South-East Asia. Myanmar is always ready to
cooperate.
They also
exchanged views on Myanmar’s political progress, and efforts of Myanmar
government to restore internal peace, severe action taken by Myanmar in
combatting online scams and gambling, enhancement of cooperation with regional
countries, cooperation of Myanmar with ASEAN with its best efforts, and
friendship and further cooperation in defence, security, agriculture, livestock
breeding, industry, education, science and technology, space technology, health
and tourism sectors between the two countries cooperation in energy sector, and
participation in establishment of Dawei Deep Sea Port and Special Economic
Zone.
The
President of Myanmar and the Russian President attended the bilateral meeting
between the two countries.
At the
meeting, ministers of both countries discussed, the industrial production
sector, the energy sector, the trade sector, the economic sector, the
implementation of digital monetary system, the education sector, the science
and technology sector, the space science and technological cooperation sector,
human resource development sector, maritime export trade and transport sector
and other sectors. The President of Myanmar and the Russian President gave
supplementary discussions.
Subsequently,
a ceremony was held for the signing and exchange of agreements and memoranda of
understanding (MoUs) between the governments of the two countries.
The
documents signed and exchanged included a statement on ways to respond to and
address the adverse impacts of unilateral coercive measures between the two
countries; an MoU on cooperation in the electricity and oil and natural gas
sectors; an MoU on cooperation in radio-electronic industries and digital
technology; a memorandum of cooperation on competition authorities; an MoU on
cooperation in the fields of culture and fine arts; an MoU on cooperation in
information and communications technology (ICT); and an MoU on cooperation in
the fields of satellite navigation systems, human spaceflight, the
satellite-based search and rescue system COSPAS-SARSAT, and the Automatic
System for Warning of Hazardous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS), an MoU
between the Myanmar Space Agency and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
and the MOU between the Myanmar Space Agency and Bauman Moscow State Technical
University was also included, bringing the total to 12 MoUs.
The
Ambassador of Myanmar to the Russian Federation and the relevant Union
ministers signed and exchanged the documents with their respective Russian
ministers and officials in the presence of relevant minister and officials of
Russia and the President of Myanmar and the President of the Russian
Federation.
The
President of Myanmar and the Russian President explained the joint statement of
the two countries to the media, and the joint statement will be delivered
separately.
MNA/TTA
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