NAYPYIDAW: India has provided a grant of 10 lakh doses of ‘Made in India’ coronavirus vaccines and 10,000 tonnes of rice and wheat. myanmar The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that as part of its continued humanitarian support to the neighboring country.
Assistance announced during Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan’s visit Shringla, who is in the country on a two-day visit, is the first such high-level outreach from India after Myanmar’s military overthrew the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi government in a February 1 coup.
Shringla handed over the vaccines to the Myanmar Red Cross Society on Wednesday.
Stressing that India shares a long border with Myanmar, the Foreign Secretary conveyed India’s continued humanitarian support to the people of Myanmar. In the context of Myanmar’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, he “Made in India” handed over one million doses of vaccines to the Myanmar Red Cross Society,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Part of this consignment will be used for communities living along Myanmar’s border with India. A grant of 10,000 tonnes of rice and wheat to Myanmar was also announced,” it said.
Shringla’s visit is the first such high-level outreach from India after Myanmar’s military overthrew Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a coup on February 1.
During his two-day visit starting Wednesday, Shringla met the Chairman of the State Administrative Council, General Min Aung Huling and held meetings with other senior representatives and members of civil society and political parties, including the National League for Democracy.
Shringla expressed India’s continued support for people-centric socio-economic development projects along the Indo-Myanmar border areas, as well as India’s commitment to the early implementation of ongoing connectivity initiatives such as the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project and the Trilateral Highway. expressed. ,
The Foreign Secretary also reiterated India’s commitment to continue the projects under the Rakhine State Development Program and the Border Area Development Program for the benefit of the people of Myanmar.
India shares a border of about 1700 km with Myanmar. Any development in that country has a direct impact on the border areas of India. The statement said that peace and stability in Myanmar is of utmost importance to India, especially to its North Eastern region.
Assistance announced during Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan’s visit Shringla, who is in the country on a two-day visit, is the first such high-level outreach from India after Myanmar’s military overthrew the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi government in a February 1 coup.
Shringla handed over the vaccines to the Myanmar Red Cross Society on Wednesday.
Stressing that India shares a long border with Myanmar, the Foreign Secretary conveyed India’s continued humanitarian support to the people of Myanmar. In the context of Myanmar’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, he “Made in India” handed over one million doses of vaccines to the Myanmar Red Cross Society,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Part of this consignment will be used for communities living along Myanmar’s border with India. A grant of 10,000 tonnes of rice and wheat to Myanmar was also announced,” it said.
Shringla’s visit is the first such high-level outreach from India after Myanmar’s military overthrew Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a coup on February 1.
During his two-day visit starting Wednesday, Shringla met the Chairman of the State Administrative Council, General Min Aung Huling and held meetings with other senior representatives and members of civil society and political parties, including the National League for Democracy.
Shringla expressed India’s continued support for people-centric socio-economic development projects along the Indo-Myanmar border areas, as well as India’s commitment to the early implementation of ongoing connectivity initiatives such as the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project and the Trilateral Highway. expressed. ,
The Foreign Secretary also reiterated India’s commitment to continue the projects under the Rakhine State Development Program and the Border Area Development Program for the benefit of the people of Myanmar.
India shares a border of about 1700 km with Myanmar. Any development in that country has a direct impact on the border areas of India. The statement said that peace and stability in Myanmar is of utmost importance to India, especially to its North Eastern region.
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