Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today said, the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi mostly deliberated on development assistance to Myanmar.<br/><br/>Briefing reporters in Yangon about the talks between the two leaders which held earlier in the day at Nay Pyi Taw, Mr Jaishankar said, India is the largest development assistance providers to that country.He said, Prime Minister expressed his agreement for opening of two more Industrial Training Centers in the near future in Myanmar.<br/><br/>He said, Indian Government has also committed to build a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw. He said, alongwith physical connectivity, the two sides negotiated a land border crossing agreement which will be formalized in coming days.<br/><br/>Mr Jaishankar said, India and Myanmar had earlier agreed on Imphal – Mandalay bus service and the modalities in this regard have finally been worked out. He said, during the talks, the Prime Minister also discussed about commitment of Indian assistance to Rakhine State Development Programme.
News On AIR | September 6, 2017 8:14 PM
Meeting between Modi and Suu Kyi deliberated on development assistance to Myanmar: S Jaishankar