Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe Attends 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue ACD Summit

Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe participated with the Heads of State/ Government, Foreign Ministers and representatives of the ACD Member States from 32 member countries in the 3rd Asia Cooperation   Dialogue (ACD) Summit, which was held in Doha, the State of Qatar, on 4 October.

          During the summit, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister acknowledged the leadership of Iran, the current Chair of ACD, welcomed Thailand for its commitment as the incoming ACD Chair for the year 2025 and assured Myanmar of full support for Thailand. He then updated the heads of delegation of ACD members states on the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development, and democracy, as well as hold general elections in the country.

          Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe separately met Mr Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic, and Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, on 3 October 2024 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, the State of Qatar.

  • During the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs apprised him of the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the latest developments in Myanmar. Furthermore, they cordially exchanged views and discussed matters pertaining to the further strengthening of friendly relations between Myanmar and Kyrgyz, as well as closer collaboration in the regional and international fora, including cooperation in the ACD and UN.
  • During the meeting between the Nepali counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, both sides cordially exchanged views on strengthening the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Nepal, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of culture, tourism, trade and investment, exploring student exchange programmes and collaborating more closely in ACD and BIMSTEC. Furthermore, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs updated Myanmar’s efforts in combatting drug trafficking and online scamming to his counterpart.

          While transiting in Bangkok, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who is proceeding to Doha to attend the 3rd Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, met Mr Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand on 1 October 2024 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bangkok. At the meeting with the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, both sides cordially exchanged views on strengthening the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Thailand, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and cooperating more closely in ACD, ASEAN and BIMSTEC, reports say.

Source: GNLM (5-10-2024)

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe participated the 3rd ACD Summit.
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister updated the heads of delegation of ACD members states on the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development, and democracy, as well as hold general elections in the country.
  • During the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs apprised him of the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the latest developments in Myanmar. Furthermore, they cordially exchanged views and discussed matters pertaining to the further strengthening of friendly relations between Myanmar and Kyrgyz, as well as closer collaboration in the regional and international fora, including cooperation in the ACD and UN.
  • During the meeting between the Nepali counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, both sides cordially exchanged views on strengthening the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Nepal, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of culture, tourism, trade and investment, exploring student exchange programmes and collaborating more closely in ACD and BIMSTEC. Furthermore, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs updated Myanmar’s efforts in combatting drug trafficking and online scamming to his counterpart.
  • During the meeting with the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, both sides cordially exchanged views on strengthening the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Thailand, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and cooperating more closely in ACD, ASEAN and BIMSTEC.
engdate: 
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 09:30
month: 
October, 2024