DEPUTY Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Than Swe received the Russian State Duma delegation led by Mr Sholban Kara-Ool, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, Federal Assembly of the Rus­sian Federation, yesterday at the Union Minister’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.

 

Both sides cordially ex­changed views on further con­solidating existing friendship ties between Myanmar and Russia, expanding bilateral cooperation in various areas, including economic, cultural and tourism sectors, and en­hancing cooperation through regional and international or­ganizations. — MNA