External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday reached the capital of Myanmar, as part of her two-day official visit to the country. Amid her visit, Swaraj will have exchanges with the Myanmar leaders on bilateral, territorial and multilateral issues of shared enthusiasm to the two nations.
Swaraj’s visit follows one by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September and the foreign minister is expected to review the progress made in implementing the decisions taken during Modi’s trip, Indian foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said.
According to the MEA statement, the exchanges are required to review advance settled on choices taken amid the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Myanmar in September a year ago.
She was received by Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Myanmar, Myint Thu.
The visit is part of the ongoing high-level interaction between the governments of India and Myanmar, according to a Ministry of External Affairs statement.
During her visit, Swaraj will hold discussions with the Myanmar leadership on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest to both countries.
Several key agreements covering diverse aspects of India-Myanmar bilateral relations are expected to be signed during the visit.
India has been a key development aid accomplice for Myanmar.
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