Trade, connectivity top PM's Myanmar agenda
25 May 2012 7:09 AM GMT
Manmohan Singh goes to Myanmar Sunday on a three-day visit, the first trip to the Southeast country by an Indian prime minister in a quarter century, during which the two countries are expected to seal new initiatives to expand trade, connectivity and energy cooperation.
Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Tuesday and invite her to visit India. Suu Kyi has not travelled to any foreign country or outside of Myanmar in the past 24 years.
Announcing the visit Thursday, the external affairs ministry said that the prime minister will be accompanied by his spouse Gursharan Kaur, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and senior officials. A delegation of Indian business leaders will also visit Myanmar around the same time.
Manmohan Singh will hold discussions with Myanmar's President Thein Sein on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues Monday in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.
A slew of accords is expected to be signed after the talks. These could include a revised aviation agreement to scale up the number of flights between the two countries. India is also likely to announce a fresh line of credit for development projects in the oil-rich country. There is also a plan to open a bus route from Imphal to Mandalay.
Manmohan Singh will speak on the theme 'India and Myanmar: A Partnership for Progress and Regional Development' at a function organised by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry and the Myanmar Development Resource Institute.
Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Tuesday and invite her to visit India. Suu Kyi has not travelled to any foreign country or outside of Myanmar in the past 24 years.
Announcing the visit Thursday, the external affairs ministry said that the prime minister will be accompanied by his spouse Gursharan Kaur, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and senior officials. A delegation of Indian business leaders will also visit Myanmar around the same time.
Manmohan Singh will hold discussions with Myanmar's President Thein Sein on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues Monday in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.
A slew of accords is expected to be signed after the talks. These could include a revised aviation agreement to scale up the number of flights between the two countries. India is also likely to announce a fresh line of credit for development projects in the oil-rich country. There is also a plan to open a bus route from Imphal to Mandalay.
Manmohan Singh will speak on the theme 'India and Myanmar: A Partnership for Progress and Regional Development' at a function organised by the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry and the Myanmar Development Resource Institute.
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