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Modi reviews ties with Myanmar
Modi met Then Sein at the Presidential Palace here shortly after his arrival at the Nay Pyi Taw international airport where he was given a guard of honour and greeted by young boys and girls in traditional costumes.
- We had extensive discussions covering various aspects of our bilateral relations: Modi
- ‘Connectivity, commercial ties and cultural bonds figured in talks with Thein Sein’
Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Myanmar's President U Thein Sein to begin a string of bilateral meetings with over 40 world leaders during his 10-day three-nation tour on the margins of key multilateral summits here and in Australia and a visit to Fiji.
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Modi met Then Sein at the Presidential Palace here shortly after his arrival at the Nay Pyi Taw international airport where he was given a guard of honour and greeted by young boys and girls in traditional costumes.
He was welcomed by Myanmar's Health Minister Than Aung.
After his 45-minute meeting, Modi tweeted that he had a "very good" meeting with President Thein Sein. "We had extensive discussions covering various aspects of our bilateral relations," he said."We talked about strengthening ties in the fields of culture, commerce and enhancing connectivity," said Modi, who is expected to make a strong pitch to enhance regional connectivity at the one-day 12th annual ASEAN-India summit tomorrow.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin posted on his Twitter account that the two leaders had "comprehensive" discussions and reviewed all aspects of bilateral ties. "Connectivity, commercial ties and cultural bonds figured in talks with President Thein Sein," he said, as India seeks deeper economic engagement with southeast Asian nations.The Prime Minister earlier on landing had tweeted, "Landed in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar to a very warm welcome! Great being in this beautiful country," Modi tweeted on his arrival. "Our ties with South East Asia are deep rooted.
Strengthening relations with ASEAN nations is an important part of our 'Act East' policy," he had earlier tweeted. Besides participating in the ASEAN-India summit and the East Asia Summit here and at the G20 summit in Brisbane in Australia, Modi is due to have several meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of these international events."Summits, important bilaterals, meeting over 40 world leaders," he tweeted as he left New Delhi by a special Air India plane. On the sidelines of the international summits in Myanmar, Modi will be meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Singaporean President Tony Tan.
Schedule of PM’s visit
November 11
Modi departs from India; arrives in
Myanmar capital capital Nay Pyi Taw
November 12
Meets ASEAN leaders during ASEAN-India Summit
November 13
Meets leaders of East India Summit, which include ASEAN and seven others besides India
November 14
Prime Minister then leaves for Australia
November 15-16
Modi to attend his maiden G20 World Leaders Summit; Australia
PM Tony Abbott hosts Modi at Melbourne Cricket Ground; Meetings with G 20 leaders planned
November 17
Indo-Australian Community Reception for Modi in Sydney
November 19
Modi arrives in Fiji to meet worldly leaders
November 20
Narendra Modi to fly back India
