NEW DELHI, May 17 - In a fresh attempt to boost trade ties with Myanmar, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman will lead a high-level CEO delegation to Myanmar from May 18 to 20.
Myanmar has witnessed a landslide victory by the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi in the elections held in November 2015. The new democratic Government in Myanmar has been established.
An India Myanmar Business Conclave is being organised by India at Yangon on May18-20 as part of its Act East policy. A 25-member business delegation from India is attending the Conclave. The delegation includes Dr Naushad Forbes (President CII), Rakesh Mittal (Bharti Enterprises), Shobana Kamineni (Apollo Hospitals), Arundhati Bhattacharya (State Bank of India), Dr Rajiv I Modi (Cadila Pharma) and Madhu Kannan (Tata Sons), among others, official sources said.
Nirmala Sitharaman is also scheduled to have bilateral interactions with many Ministers of the new Myanmar Government, including U Win Khaing, Myanmar Minister for Construction, Dr Than Myint, Myanmar Minister for Commerce and U Khin Maung Cho, Myanmar Minister for Industry.
NEW DELHI, May 17 - In a fresh attempt to boost trade ties with Myanmar, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman will lead a high-level CEO delegation to Myanmar from May 18 to 20.
Myanmar has witnessed a landslide victory by the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi in the elections held in November 2015. The new democratic Government in Myanmar has been established.
An India Myanmar Business Conclave is being organised by India at Yangon on May18-20 as part of its Act East policy. A 25-member business delegation from India is attending the Conclave. The delegation includes Dr Naushad Forbes (President CII), Rakesh Mittal (Bharti Enterprises), Shobana Kamineni (Apollo Hospitals), Arundhati Bhattacharya (State Bank of India), Dr Rajiv I Modi (Cadila Pharma) and Madhu Kannan (Tata Sons), among others, official sources said.
Nirmala Sitharaman is also scheduled to have bilateral interactions with many Ministers of the new Myanmar Government, including U Win Khaing, Myanmar Minister for Construction, Dr Than Myint, Myanmar Minister for Commerce and U Khin Maung Cho, Myanmar Minister for Industry.
