The Joint Meeting between the Myanmar delegation led by U Than Swe, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and the Delegation led by Mr Alounkeo Kittikhoun, the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Alternate Chair on Myanmar, was held yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw.
At the Joint Meeting, U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for the Ministry of the Chairman of the State Administration Office 2, Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, Union Minister for Border Affairs and the Chairman of National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC), Dr Soe Win, Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, U Lwin Oo, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, and concerned senior officials from relevant ministries, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Mr Lee Yam Ming, Executive Director of ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the AHA Centre), and responsible officials from ASEAN Secretariat were present.
During the Joint Meeting, both sides cordially exchanged views on matters pertaining to the status of providing humanitarian assistance in Myanmar and further cooperation between Myanmar and ASEAN in the field of humanitarian assistance.
In the evening, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs hosted a working dinner for the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Alternate Chair and the members of the delegation at the Park Royal Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw. — MNA
