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India attaches highest priority to its partnership with Myanmar: Ram Nath Kovind
Feb-28-2020

The President Ram Nath Kovind has said that India attaches the highest priority to its partnership with Myanmar. Receiving President of Myanmar U Win Myint at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said  Myanmar stands at the confluence of India’s Neighbourhood First and Act East policy.

The President said, India-Myanmar partnership is at the heart of India’s vision to create a connected and cooperative neighbourhood and a peaceful, united, federal, democratic and prosperous Myanmar is in India’s core national interest. India wishes to expand its partnership with Myanmar in key dimensions like energy, transportation, digital connectivity, tourism and heritage management and India is ready to provide more assistance, including developing training centres and new socio-economic infrastructure in rural areas, he said.

Mr kovnid said, India appreciates Myanmar’s assurances that Myanmar would not allow groups that are inimical to India’s interests to operate from its territory and India also appreciates the enhanced coordination and cooperation from the Myanmar Army in maintaining the security of the borders. President Kovind also hosted a banquet in the honour of the President of Myanmar. In his banquet speech, he said that to foster sustainable peace, India and Myanmar must ensure a peace dividend through prosperity. 

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