Myanmar Ambassador meets separately with Bangladesh Commerce and Energy Ministers

■ Discussions held on resuming stalled Joint Trade Committee meetings and Foreign Ministry coordination meetings between the two countries, as well as gas pipeline projects and energy trade issues. It has been learned that U Kyaw Soe Moe, the Ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh, held separate meetings with the Minister of Commerce and Energy of Bangladesh. According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador U Kyaw Soe Moe from the Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka paid a courtesy call and met with the Minister of Commerce and Energy of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, at the Ministry of Commerce and Energy on August 2. During the meeting, views were exchanged on promoting trade of commodities such as agricultural products, aquatic products, rice, and medicines between the two countries, enhancing maritime transport, importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and repatriating displaced persons. Furthermore, it was learned that discussions were held on resuming the stalled Joint Trade Committee meetings and the coordination meetings held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries. Similarly, Ambassador U Kyaw Soe Moe of Myanmar paid a courtesy call and met with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on August 2. During this meeting, discussions were held regarding the gas pipeline project and energy trade between Myanmar and Bangladesh, and the importance of neighborly relations. Senior officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Energy of Bangladesh, the Deputy Minister and senior officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh, and officials from the Myanmar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended these meetings.