UNION Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe received Mr Maziad Mohammed Mazi­ad AlHowishan, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Myanmar, with residence in Yangon, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday af­ternoon.

 

The Union minister con­gratulated the ambassador on his appointment as Ambassa­dor Extraordinary and Pleni­potentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Myanmar. They cordially exchanged views on matters of further cooperation between the two foreign min­istries for strengthening bilat­eral relations, cooperation on energy, investment and other potential areas, as well as the current situation in the Middle East. They also discussed co­operation at the bilateral and international levels. — MNA