U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, participated in the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting through videoconference from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in hybrid mode on 29 March. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, alternate chair of BIMSTEC, made a welcome statement and BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers delivered their statements respectively. Then, the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin discussed the following matters in the meeting:
- Myanmar, the Lead Country in the Agriculture and Food Security sector under the BIMSTEC framework, will enhance close cooperation among the Member States in the agriculture, fisheries and livestock sectors in facilitating enhance the production of healthy and nutritious food in the region.
- The unity and close cooperation among the Member States will be a great strength in suppressing terrorism and transnational crimes in the region.
- He also reiterated Myanmar’s firm commitments to active cooperation adhering to the principles enshrined in the BIMSTEC Charter such as sovereign equality, non-interference in internal affairs, peaceful co-existence, mutual respect and consensus.
At the meeting, the ministers adopted the Report of the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting by consensus. Then, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka handed over the chairmanship of the BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting to Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.
The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Thailand, and the Secretary-General of BIMSTEC.
- U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, participated in the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting through videoconference from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in hybrid mode.
- The unity and close cooperation among the Member States will be a great strength in suppressing terrorism and transnational crimes in the region.
- U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs also reiterated Myanmar’s firm commitments to active cooperation adhering to the principles enshrined in the BIMSTEC Charter such as sovereign equality, non-interference in internal affairs, peaceful co-existence, mutual respect and consensus.