AT the invitation of Mr Maris Sangiampongsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe participated in the Informal Consultation at the Ministerial Level between neighbouring countries of Myanmar – Bangladesh, China, India, the Lao PDR, and Thailand, on 19 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Foreign Ministers and representatives cordially discussed and exchanged views on cooperation in promoting border peace and security as well as combatting transnational crimes.
During the consultation, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs also updated the Myanmar Government’s efforts to ensure peace, development and democracy in the country and the recent developments in Myanmar to the Heads of Delegations.
On the afternoon of 19 December 2024, Mr Maris Sangiampongsa, Foreign Minister of Thailand, hosted an official lunch in honour of Heads of Delegation and delegates at the Capella Hotel in Bangkok.
Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe separately met Mr Sun Weidong, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and Mr Md Touhid Hossain, Adviser for Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on 18 December 2024. The Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs also met Mr Thongsvanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mr Shri Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, and Mr Enrique A Manalo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, who was in Bangkok to attend a separate meeting, on 19 December 2024 at the Capella Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
During the meetings, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs exchanged views on further enhancing peace and stability along the borders and combatting transnational crimes, strengthening cooperation of bilateral relations, continue maintaining peace and security in the border areas between the two countries, the advancement of the multi-sectoral cooperation, strengthening people-to-people contacts, as well as closer collaboration at both regional and multilateral arenas.
The Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe arrived back at Yangon International Airport on the evening of 19 December 2024 and the delegation was welcomed back at the Yangon International Airport by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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