Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin will visit the Philippines on June 14 and 15 for a meeting on Philippine-Myanmar bilateral cooperation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
The DFA said the minister will lead a delegation to the 2nd Meeting of the Philippines-Myanmar Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Manila.
"The Foreign Minister's visit follows the historic visit made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to Myanmar last February 8 and 9, marking a new page in Philippines-Myanmar relations following the pro-democracy reforms undertaken by the Government of Myanmar led by President Thein Sein," the DFA said on its website.
It noted the JCBC is a political mechanism for the two countries to discuss areas of mutual interest such as:
- political cooperation,
- trade and investments,
- education,
- human rights,
- agriculture and forestry,
- tourism,
- culture and information, and
- law enforcement.
Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar began in 1956, the DFA said.-GMA News (June 11, 2012)
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